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10 dead, 3 rescued in Baguio landslide as search ends

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Dennis Datu

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1786402728858baguio.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Baguio City Public Information Office </div>The death toll from the deadly landslide in Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City has risen to 10 after search and retrieval teams recovered the bodies of the last two missing residents early Tuesday morning, local authorities confirmed.According to the Baguio City Public Information Office, all 13 individuals initially reported trapped under the rubble have now been fully accounted for as of 2:40 AM on August 11, marking the official conclusion of primary search operations.The tragedy struck late Sunday night when torrential rains triggered a massive collapse of the nearby mountainside, burying three residential houses under soil and heavy debris.Out of the 13 trapped victims, three residents were pulled out alive by responders and immediately rushed to the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) for medical treatment. The remaining 10 individuals succumbed to the landslide.Emergency management personnel and local authorities have now shifted efforts from search and rescue to clearing operations, site stabilization, and providing immediate relief assistance to the bereaved families and affected community members.

The death toll from the deadly landslide in Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City has risen to 10 after search and retrieval teams recovered the bodies of the last two missing residents early Tuesday morning, local authorities confirmed.

The death toll from the deadly landslide in Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City has risen to 10 after search and retrieval teams recovered the bodies of the last two missing residents early Tuesday morning, local authorities confirmed.