Bangkok, Feb 12 (EFE).- The death toll in a landslide that buried dozens of houses and two buses in southern Philippines climbed to 55 as emergency services continued working to locate dozens of missing people, official sources said Monday.<\/p>
Search and rescue teams have recovered 55 bodies from the rubble left by a strong landslide on Feb. 6, according to the latest bulletin from the municipality of Maco, located on the southern island of Mindanao.<\/p>
The tragedy has also left 32 injured, including a three-year-old girl and a two-month-old baby, who were rescued after being trapped for more than 60 hours.<\/p>
The number of missing people remains at 63, according to the authorities, who acknowledged that it is difficult to determine the exact number.<\/p>
Heavy rainfall triggered the landslide in Maco in the Davao de Oro province,<\/p>
An unknown number of homes and buildings as well as two buses carrying workers of the Apex Mining company were buried due to disaster.<\/p>
Since the end of January, the southern Philippines has been hit by strong storms that have caused avalanches and flooding in several parts of Mindanao.<\/p>
The weather condictions are expected to persist throughout the region on Monday, according to the country’s meteorological agency.<\/p>
At least 18 people have died and another 11 have been injured in other incidents across the island due to the storms. EFE <\/p>
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