• TOPSHOT - Search and rescue teams look for people after a landslide at the landfill in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City on January 9, 2026. Rescue workers searched on January 9 for dozens of people buried under a mountain of garbage that collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines, killing at least one. (Photo by Cheryl Baldicantos / AFP)
    TOPSHOT - Search and rescue teams look for people after a landslide at the landfill in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City on January 9, 2026. Rescue workers searched on January 9 for dozens of people buried under a mountain of garbage that collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines, killing at least one. (Photo by Cheryl Baldicantos / AFP)
  • More than 100 workers were at the site when the accident occurred. AFP
    More than 100 workers were at the site when the accident occurred. AFP
  • The collapse sent tonnes of refuse onto a nearby waste processing centre, trapping dozens of workers. Getty Images
    The collapse sent tonnes of refuse onto a nearby waste processing centre, trapping dozens of workers. Getty Images
  • Relatives wait as rescuers search for survivors. Getty Images
    Relatives wait as rescuers search for survivors. Getty Images
  • Several structures at the site, including installations operated by the landfill operator, ⁠were damaged during ​the collapse. Getty Images
    Several structures at the site, including installations operated by the landfill operator, ⁠were damaged during ​the collapse. Getty Images
  • Jerahmey Espinoza shows a picture of her with her husband, Dexter Espinoza, who is among the dozens missing at the collapsed landfill in Binaliw, Cebu City, Philippines. Reuters
    Jerahmey Espinoza shows a picture of her with her husband, Dexter Espinoza, who is among the dozens missing at the collapsed landfill in Binaliw, Cebu City, Philippines. Reuters
  • Rescuers search for survivors. Getty Images
    Rescuers search for survivors. Getty Images
  • Police officers watch as workers conduct the rescue operation. Reuters
    Police officers watch as workers conduct the rescue operation. Reuters

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Philippines rescuers race to find survivors after landfill collapse - in pictures

The death toll from ​a landfill collapse in the ​central Philippines has risen to ‌four, an official said on Saturday

The National

January 10, 2026

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Updated: January 10, 2026, 9:14 AM
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