NDRRMC: 40 evacuated from Ladian landslide

At least 40 people were evacuated from their homes following a landslide Tuesday night at a sitio near the boundary of Davao City and Arakan in Cotabato province, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday.

 

In its report, the NDRRMC said the landslide occurred at 3 p.m. at Sitio Ladian in Marilog proper at the boundary of Davao City and Arakan.

 

The NDRRMC said eight families or 40 people were evacuated at Ladian Elementary School, adding the landslide stemmed from intermittent light to moderate rain.

 

But a report by GMA Davao on GMA News TV's "Balita Pilipinas Ngayon" indicated as many as 30 families may have been affected.

 

Still, no one was initially reported killed or injured in the wake of the landslide, the NDRRMC said.

 

Citing initial information, the NDRRMC said a day care center was damaged. — Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News