11 buried by landslide in Agusan del Sur at height of typhoon; 4 bodies recovered

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ICYMI: Eleven members of a family in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur were buried by a landslide as they were heading to an evacuation center on Thursday amid the onslaught of OdettePH. (via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Only one member of the family survived as he first cleared an uprooted tree that almost fell into their house. The decision to evacuate was triggered by this incident.

He went back several times to their community to look for them. On Friday, he asked the help of barangay officials to look for his family. They discovered a foot protruding from a mound and started digging.

 

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