Body of 3-Year-Old Landslide Victim Found in Bukidnon

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Authorities have recovered all three members of a family buried in a landslide at Sitio Minalong, Kitaotao, Bukidnon.

The Kitaotao Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) confirmed that the last missing victim, 3-year-old Elizabeth Cortez, was found near a riverbank in Barangay Balocbocan on Tuesday.

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The MDRRMO stated that the body was immediately buried, following the same procedure for her father, Randy Cortez, due to the state of decomposition.

Earlier, Elizabeth’s mother, Echel Cortez, was found in Kabakan, North Cotabato, the day after the landslide struck their home on the night of October 15.

The area where the landslide occurred has now been declared a “no-build zone” by authorities.


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