Mindanao

Discussion

Discussion

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Jan 16, 2012

DISCUSSION. A liaison officer from the local government discusses with the leader of the small-scale miners the mechanics of distributing…

Searching

Searching

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Jan 16, 2012

    SEARCHING. Small-scale miners try to remove debris and mound of soil that swallowed 50 bunkhouses, hoping to retrieve…

Waiting

Waiting

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Jan 16, 2012

WAITING. Small-scale miners wait for the advice to continue the retrieval operation. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)

More Bodies

More Bodies

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Jan 16, 2012

MORE BODIES. In the morning of January 7, three dead bodies were found, right before the retrieval operation was stopped…

Volunteer

Volunteer

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Jan 16, 2012

VOLUNTEER. A member of the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) rests and takes fresh air at a higher and safer…

Aftermath

Aftermath

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Jan 16, 2012

AFTERMATH. Sitio Diat after the January 5 Pantukan landslide. About 3 AM that day, when most of the residents were…

Body Bag

Body Bag

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Jan 16, 2012

BODY BAG.  A bag carrying a dead body was opened for documentation by a police officer.  (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)

One More

One More

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Jan 16, 2012

ONE MORE.  Volunteers of the search and retrieval operations recovered one more body from the landslide area.  (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)