Philippine miners dig for their own in typhoon landslide
Itogon (Philippines) (AFP) - The miners in the mountains of the northern Philippines usually dig for gold. But on Tuesday they were digging for their colleagues and relatives buried under a vast landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut. Searchers have already pulled over a dozen corpses from the mud and debris in the mining town of Itogon, and up to 40 more people could be entombed -- with very little hope they are alive. "I know all of them. I work with them," said miner Johnny Paggadut Jr. "The only thing on my mind now is I want to help ...
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