3-year-old rescued alive after 4 days, death toll rises to 54

A three-year-old girl was rescued alive from the rubble on Friday after four days following a landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, despite continuous rain and terrain instability hindering rescue efforts.

As of Sunday evening, the death toll rose to 54 with at least 36 persons injured and 63 individuals still missing.

The municipal government confirmed that the girl is stable and receiving medical attention at the hospital while rescuers continue their search operations hoping to find additional survivors.

Torrential rains in recent weeks caused floods and landslides resulting in a total of 21 deaths reported in Davao de Oro and Davao del Norte prior to the Maco landslide, with damage to infrastructure worth P3.6 billion and over 1,000 houses damaged across affected areas.

Search and rescue operations for those missing continued on Sunday but were disrupted by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur; search efforts will resume on Monday.