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Sunday, December 18, 2005
Boy, 9, dies in landslide
A NINE-year-old boy died while his stepfather was injured after a landslide hit their residence in Diwalwal, Monkayo, Compostela Valley Friday.
The fatality was identified as Jerry Godinez of Purok 1-A, Barangay Mt. Diwata. His stepfather was identified as 35-year-old Danny Guillas who sustained wounds as a result of the incident.
Mt. Diwata barangay captain Franco Tito said it was shortly past midnight last December 16 when a landslide hit the residence of the victims due to four days of continuous rain in the mining area.
He said the two were already sleeping that time when the accident happened. It was learned that Godinez's body was recovered only about 13 hours after the tragedy struck.
The government had earlier planned to relocate several families in Diwalwal to safer areas after the areas where their houses are situated are identified as high-risk areas. (BOT)
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