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Rescue work resumes in Philippine landslide (AP)
Thursday, 05 January 2012

In this photo released by the Philippine Army, residents look at the extent of the damage following a landslide that occurred at the small-scale mining community of Pantukan, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Thursday Jan. 5, 2012. The landslide tore through a small-scale gold mining site in the southern Philippines on Thursday, months after government officials warned miners that the mountain above them was guaranteed to crumble. (AP Photo/Philippine Army, Senior Police Officer 4 Zoilo Molles Jr.) NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Philippine officials say they have resumed the search for victims of a landslide that killed more than 20 people at a remote gold mining area, but that they are uncertain how many more remained buried in the rubble.