Rescuers clear soil and debris covering a house in Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City, on Sunday evening, Aug. 9, after a landslide struck three houses amid continuous rains. Four people were rescued while three others remained missing. —Screengrab from Baguio CDRRMO
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Four were rescued while three more individuals were still missing after a landslide struck three houses in Barangay Guisad Surong in this city on Sunday evening, Aug. 9, amid continuous rains.
The Baguio City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) said its rescue team was deployed to the area after soil and debris from the landslide covered one of the houses.
Personnel from the CDRRMO, Baguio City Fire Station, Baguio City Police Office and barangay responders proceeded to the area to conduct search and rescue operations.
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