Philippines rescuers in race to find buried miners in Typhoon Mangkhut’s aftermath
Itogon, Philippines — Rescuers used shovels and bare hands to claw through mounds of rocky soil on Monday in a desperate search for dozens feared buried under a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut. Searchers have already pulled 11 bodies from the vast debris field in Itogon in the disaster-prone nation’s north. Dozens may still be buried, with little hope they have survived. Tearful families surrounded a white board bearing names of the dead and missing as others inspected recovered bodies for signs these could be their loved ones, more than 48 hours since the typhoon hit the north of the country’s main island of Luzon. "We’re relieved that it’s not him," Joan Catteg said, referring to her missing cousin, Harvey, a miner in the area. "He was at the bunkhouse during Typhoon Mangkhut. He texted his wife not to worry. He said nothing bad will happen to him and that once the rain stops, he will go up. But he hasn’t returned until now." Itogon mayor Victorio Palangdan said there were...
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