Landslips kill at least 4 in northern Philippines
Heavy rains and a tropical depression have triggered deadly landslides in the northern Philippines, resulting in at least four deaths. Authorities have closed schools and government offices as the region faces ongoing severe weather risks.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the vulnerability of the Philippines to extreme weather events, which are increasingly linked to climate change.
Landslips in the Philippines killed four people, authorities said on Thursday (August 6, 2026), as heavy rains driven by a tropical depression raked the country's north and forced school closures.
The archipelago nation's main island Luzon has been battered by heavy rains over the past four days.
Government offices and schools were ordered closed in the capital and across a swathe of northern provinces due to the rain.
In Benguet province, a six-hour drive north of Manila, a hillside gave way and collapsed on a small restaurant on Thursday (August 6, 2026), burying three employees who had been in the kitchen.
"One is alive. Two were dead on the spot," Colonel Dionisio Bonoy of the Benguet provincial police told reporters.
"At 10:00 a.m. [0200 GMT], the survivor was retrieved. That was our priority earlier. With the help of God, we hope he survives."
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