Bukidnon landslide kills mom, 4 kids — police

A mother and her four children were killed following a landslide in the southern Philippine province of Bukdinon early this week, a belated report from the local police said Wednesday. Authorities said the four fatalities were members of the Lindongan family, who died when a landslide hit their home in Barangay Lupiangan about 4 p.m. Monday. The victims' first names were not immediately available. The local police said the landslide was caused by "continuous rains" in the area that day. After learning about the incident from a village chief, rescuers rushed to the site and pulled out the bodies. — with Mark Merueñas/RSJ, GMANews.TV