Death toll in Cebu landslide rises to 25

Rescuers were still searching Friday for at least 50 people feared buried under debris up to 15 meters deep following a landslide in the Philippines on Thursday.

The landslide followed several days of heavy rain in Naga city, Cebu province, a popular island destination for international tourists, though the incident occurred away from the tourist beaches, some 21 kilometers south of Cebu City.

By Friday afternoon, 25 bodies had been pulled from the rubble, which is thought to have covered up to 60 homes, across an area the size of about 10 football pitches.