Another unimaginable moment – a mountain moving, sliding, burying hundreds. God rest their souls.

A news story

From AsiaNews:

Fr Gohetia said: “This is a possibility because the region was in full activity: schools were open, as were shops. Now everything is covered by mud and we have no definite news about the 375 families who lived there.”

“It has been raining for weeks,” he continued. “The area has always been at the risk of avalanches. The last took place two years ago but it cannot be compared to this one. People are in a state of total panic and there is no way of calming them down: they need food and medicine.” Another “urgent need” was to find “secure lodging as soon as possible”.

An alert from Caritas International.

The website of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines, which only has a brief note at this point.

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