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4 dead, 3 hurt, 6 missing in Baguio landslide

Aldwin Quitasol · Aug 10, 2026, 8:52 AM

Rescuers struggle to leave care the six missing out of the 13 victims of the landslide that hit three homes in the evening of August 9, 2026. Seven were extracted from the site were four were already confirmed dead. |Aldwin Quitasol. Photo Courtesy of Ayangtao Liwan Iya-Degsi

BAGUIO CITY — Four people have been confirmed dead, three survived and six remain missing after a landslide buried three homes in Purok 2, Riverside, Guisad Surong, Baguio City, authorities reported Monday morning, 10 August.

In a report to Mayor Benjamin Magalong, Baguio City Police Director Col. Ruel Tagel said 13 people were affected by the landslide, which struck the area on 9 August.

Seven people had been retrieved from the debris as of early Monday, three of whom survived and were taken to a hospital for medical evaluation.

The survivors include a 77-year-old pastor and two 27-year-olds, a man and a woman.

Four others were retrieved and declared dead. They were a 56-year-old man, a 17-year-old female student, a 9-year-old female student and a 9-year-old male student.

Search, rescue and retrieval operations are continuing for six people who remain missing, including two children aged 3 and 8.

Responders continued operations at the landslide site despite intermittent rains in the area.