33 h. ago Death toll in massive landfill collapse in Philippines rises to 11

Dozens of people still missing after mound of garbage collapses at landfill facility in Barangay Binaliw last week

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4 d. ago Rescuers in Philippines detect ‘signs of life’ in garbage avalanche that killed four workers

Twelve workers have been rescued with injuries from the huge mound of garbage that collapsed among the low-slung buildings of waste management facility

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5 d. ago Philippines horror as dozens feared buried in rubbish in landfill site collapse

As many as 50 sanitation workers are feared to have been engulfed in rubbish at a landfill site in central Philippines with a desperate rescue operation underway to find people

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5 d. ago Aerial video shows scale of deadly landfill collapse as workers buried under mountain of garbage

A search is underway for people trapped under a mountain of garbage after a landfill collapsed in the Philippines on Friday (9 January), killing one person.

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1 week ago LIVE BLOG: Switzerland ski resort likened to 'war zone' amid fears it could take WEEKS to identify Crans

LIVE BLOG: Several dozen New Year revellers are feared dead after a devastating fire ripped through a luxury ski resort in Switzerland.

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1 week ago Footage appears to show moment deadly fire breaks out at Le Constellation bar

New footage appears to show the moment fire broke out at a Swiss ski resort bar during New Year’s eve celebrations, leaving ‘several dozen’ feared dead.

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1 week ago Dozens dead and 100 injured in horror Swiss New Year's Eve fire

Police have issued an update after an explosion ripped through a New Year's Eve party at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, a town in Switzerland’s Valais region

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2 w. ago Sydney beach buried under 20 tonnes of rubbish after boozy backpacker Christmas party

Sydney's Coogee Beach was packed on Christmas Day with a 'large backpacker Christmas party' taking place - but council workers faced a massive cleanup of over 20 tonnes of rubbish

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