CEBU CITY, Philippines --As she would normally do every afternoon, Mejame Papaya, 46, went to the family-owned pigpen located not far from her house on Friday to tend to her pig. Suddenly, the
By: Paul Lauro and Pegeen Maisie Sararaña - Multimedia Correspondent and Multimedia Reporter - CDN DigitalThis is a wide shot from where the woman was found after being buried with boulders and debris when an old mining pit at Sitio Kamanggahan, Barangay Sabang, in Danao City, collapsed on Friday night, Feb 3.
Suddenly, the ground underneath her collapsed, taking her down along with her pig and boulders, and other debris. Police Corporal Thomas Perez, desk officer of the Danao City Police Station, confirmed that Papaya did not survive after hours of being buried underneath boulders. Roland Reyes of the Danao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said that at 4:55 p.m. on Friday, they received a call about the incident and immediately deployed responders.“Karaan man gud ni siya nga mining sa limestone. Dugay na kay ni siya. Naa ni silay ad sa baboy sa ubos, timingan nisulod didto, nakamatngon gyud sila pero too late lang gyud. Tungod sa kalawm, we immediately deployed our heavy equipment,” Reyes said.
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