The number of people missing in the landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro has gone up to 110, based on data from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Maco as of 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2024.

The number reportedly includes residents in the area where the landslide hit in Barangay Masara, as well as passengers of the buses that got buried in the landslide evening on February 6, 2024. The buses were transporting workers of a mining company home.

Eleven were confirmed dead as of February 8. Thirty-one were rescued, all of whom sustained injuries.

Two days after the tragic incident, efforts have concentrated on search and retrieval but authorities remain optimistic in finding more survivors.

“We are hopeful for that, hoping that there are still a lot of individuals na survivors, no, so we are just praying to God na meron pang maraming buhay,” said Joseph Randy Loy, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Davao de Oro.

Up to 1,166 families have been evacuated and are taking shelter in four schools.

As of this writing, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) - 11 is checking if the areas surrounding the landslide site are still safe for residents.

“Titingnan muna namin kung anong maging rekomendasyon ng naturing ahensya,” Loy said.