A young girl was found alive nearly 60 hours after a rain-induced landslide hit a gold-mining village in Brgy. Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro. She was rescued Friday morning, Feb. 9, and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital to receive medical treatment, according to reports.
The girl, whose age has not been disclosed, was saved as emergency responders used their bare hands and shovels to look for survivors, disaster agency official Edward Macapili of Davao de Oro province told Agence France Presse (AFP). “It’s a miracle,” Macapili said. “That gives hope to the rescuers. A child’s resilience is usually less than that of adults, yet the child survived.” “We can see in the social media posts that the child did not have any visible injuries,” Macapili added. He said the girl’s father saw his child before she was taken to a medical facility for a check-up.uploaded online, one of the rescuers working on the ground was seen carrying the toddler, who was covered in mud, back to safety as search and retrieval operations continue in the are