| Houses lie flattened after two consecutive landslides hit Masara Village in Compostela Valley province on Sunday, leaving at least 11 people dead and 16 others missing. (AP Photo) |
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MANILA (Updated 2:15 p.m.) - Two landslides triggered by heavy rains buried more than 20 houses in a remote gold-mining village in Mindanao, leaving at least 11 people dead and 19 others missing, officials said Monday.
Small stone houses and huts at the foot of the mountain village of Masara were destroyed Saturday by falling mud and rocks, killing six villagers and injuring 17 others. Another landslide struck the village early Sunday, killing five more people.
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