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At least 11 people were injured when a rain-induced landslide buried two buses picking up workers from a gold mine in Davao de Oro. 

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11 injured after landslide buries two buses in Davao de Oro

Agence France-Presse

<p>MANILA, Philippines - At least 11 people were injured when a rain-induced landslide buried two buses picking up workers from a gold mine in the southern Philippines, officials said.</p><p>The incident took place Tuesday evening in Maco municipality in the mountainous province of Davao de Oro, on the country&#x27;s second-largest island of Mindanao, following days of heavy rain.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/6/landslide-buries-bus-in-davao-de-oro-rescue-operation-ongoing-2305" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Landslide buries bus in Davao de Oro; rescue operation ongoing</a></div><p>Eleven people were injured, with one in critical condition, the municipal disaster agency said Wednesday on Facebook.</p><p>It did not say how many people were on board the buses at the time of the landslide or whether rescue operations were ongoing.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid0238biTTXjqmvbHBgn4tQDsWFGFLgF2uqvCCbypN4XcXyfgSEy1efkbgZnGSrYatJ7l%26id%3D100013038817659&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="792" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Apex Mining, the Philippine operator of the gold mine, said the landslide struck outside the mine site, where buses wait for workers finishing their shifts.</p><p>&quot;Apex Mining is currently working on tracing the whereabouts of the buses dispatched to ferry the outgoing employees,&quot; the company said in a statement issued late Tuesday.</p><p>&quot;Rescue work is hampered by limited visibility and intermittent (land)slides.&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, an evacuation order for five villages in Maco was posted on the municipal disaster agency&#x27;s Facebook page Tuesday night.</p><p>Masara village, where the landslide happened, was among them.</p><p>Rain has pounded parts of Mindanao off and on for weeks, forcing tens of thousands into emergency shelters.</p><p>At least 16 people died from landslides and flooding in the region last week, the national disaster agency said in its latest update.</p><div><strong>amj/cwl</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2951276"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>At least 11 people were injured when a rain-induced landslide buried two buses picking up workers from a gold mine in Davao de Oro. </p>

At least 11 people were injured when a rain-induced landslide buried two buses picking up workers from a gold mine in Davao de Oro.