Illegal quarry in Danao City: Cave-in kills 2

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two persons aged 13 and 22-years-old were buried under loose soil after a cave-in at their quarry site in Barangay Guinacot in Danao City at around 9:45 p.m. on Friday, July 17.

Roland Reyes, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), said that the bodies of the two male victims were retrieved at 4 a.m. today, Saturday.

The two, who are yet to be identified by the police, were extracting sand in the area.

Photos below are courtesy of the Danao City BFP and CDRRMO:

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