Special report: Philippines mudslides

    MANILA, Feb. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- At least 10 people were missing and feared dead in a landslide Saturday night near a mining headquarters in the province of Zamboanga del Sur in southern Philippines, reported the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Sunday.

    The PNA quoted a report of the Armed Forces Southern Command as saying that the incident occurred at around 07:20 p.m. local time (1120 GMT) in Sitio Balabag, Barangay Depore in the town of Bayog.

    The landslide comes after a devastating mountain cave-in burieda village in Southern Leyte Friday, possibly killing an estimated 1,400 people.

    The report said the landslide site was about 500 meters from the headquarters of Toronto Ventures Incorporated mining corporation.

    Two houses were buried by mudflows brought about by heavy downpour that is being experienced across the region for the past days.

    Authorities have yet to identify the victims and owners of the two houses that were buried by mudflows.

    Troops from the Philippine army and police are conducting search and rescue operations in the area, according to PNA. Enditem