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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Namita Singh

Philippine city ends recovery work after deadly landfill collapse kills 36

Search-and-rescue operations at a collapsed landfill in the Philippines were ended on Monday after the last missing worker was recovered, pushing the death toll to 36.

Cebu City officials said the last body was retrieved shortly after dawn on 18 January, 10 days after a large section of the Binaliw landfill gave way. The dumpsite, located in a mountainous area outside the city, had been the focus of a round-the-clock operation involving hundreds of responders.

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