.- At least 27 people are feared killed and 40 others have died, after which there was a landslide in a mining area on the island of Mindanao, southern Philippines, authorities reported today six people were rescued after part of a mountain collapsed in Panganason in Kingking village in Compostela Valley province, according to preliminary reports from military officials and police.
Lt. Col. Camilo Ligaya, commander of 701 Infantry Battalion of the Army, said the collapse occurred in the morning, after Thursday night a storm fell. "Most victims are miners. The rest are members of their families,''said Ligaya. The provincial police chief Aaron Aquino said that 27 bodies were recovered, while at least five people were taken to hospital due to injuries they presented.
Aquino said that poor visibility due to thick clouds prevented the Air Force helicopters landed in the town of Panganason, reported the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper. 
Lt. Col. Camilo Ligaya, commander of 701 Infantry Battalion of the Army, said the collapse occurred in the morning, after Thursday night a storm fell. "Most victims are miners. The rest are members of their families,''said Ligaya. The provincial police chief Aaron Aquino said that 27 bodies were recovered, while at least five people were taken to hospital due to injuries they presented.
Aquino said that poor visibility due to thick clouds prevented the Air Force helicopters landed in the town of Panganason, reported the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper.
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