Families hope for a miracle at site of Philippines garbage landslide
Rescuers are searching for survivors days after a mountain of garbage collapsed at a landfill site in the Philippines.

Rescuers are searching for survivors days after a mountain of garbage collapsed at a landfill site in the Philippines.


![An aerial view of a huge mound of garbage that collapsed at a waste segregation facility in Binaliw, Cebu city on Jan. 9, 2026. [Jacqueline Hernandez/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1767978596.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






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