1 dead, 34 missing after 4-story high mountain of garbage collapses at landfill, leaving workers trapped

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One person is dead and dozens more are missing after a landfill collapsed in a village in the Philippines on Thursday, Jan. 8
The incident occurred around 4:17 p.m. local time and affected 110 employees at the landfill site in the village of Binaliw in Cebu City
A local official reportedly said the mountain of garbage “must be four stories high”
One person has died, and dozens more are missing after a landfill collapsed in a village in the Philippines.

On Thursday, Jan. 8, at approximately 4:17 p.m. local time, around 110 employees at the landfill were affected after the incident occurred in the village of Binaliw in Cebu City, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said in a release shared on Facebook.

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