MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) - A landslide at the country's biggest-producing coal mine site in Caluya, Antique, late Wednesday, February 13, left 4 dead, 13 trapped and 6 miners missing.
The miners work at the Panian mine of Semirara Mining Corp. located at Barangay Semirara, according to Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz Jr., Western Visayas police director. Cruz denied earlier reports that 200 people were buried in the landslide.
A statement released by Semirara said the accident -- the third to occur in mining sites in the last year -- left 4 dead, 13 trapped, and 6 missing.
The police said 3 people have been rescued in the landslide, which happened when a section of the Panian mine’s wall caved in at around 11:55 pm Wednesday. Two of the 3 were treated at the Semirara Hospital while one was airlifted to Manila.
Cruz said incessant rains may have caused the landslide. Rescue operations for the other missing miners are ongoing.
Semirara is the biggest and only large-scale coal producer in the Philippines. It is owned by the Consunji group, which has stakes in construction (via DMCI Holdings), utilities (Maynilad Water), toll roads, real estate, and power, among others.
David Consunji, chairman of the company, is the Philippines’ 5th richest man in 2012, according to Forbes. - Rappler.com source
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