'Miracle' rescue gives hope of more survivors

by Franco Jose C. Baroña - Francisco Tuyay - Agence France-Presse

Feb 10, 2024 12:16 am

(UPDATE) THE rescue of a child on Friday, nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, has been hailed as a 'miracle' after searchers had given up hope of finding anyone alive.

The girl, whose age has not been disclosed, had been among the more than 100 people missing after the rain-induced landslide hit the village, killing at least 15 people.

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