Deadly trash avalanche in Filipino landfill leaves dozens missing

A garbage avalanche at a landfill in Cebu City, Philippines, on January 9, 2026, resulted in casualties and missing persons. The collapse killed one landfill worker and injured at least twelve others. As of Friday, twenty-seven people remained missing, prompting ongoing search and rescue operations. Rescuers successfully extracted several individuals alive from the debris. The cause of the landfill collapse is currently unknown.