Philippines officials said at least 25 people were killed and 100 others were missing in the country's south after a landslide occurred in a living area of the gold mining.

Benito Ramos, head of civil defense agency, told AFP that landslides affecting a remote mountain community near Pantukan town on Mindanao island, and a military unit are digging the house to find buried bodies.

A victim of the landslide.

Spokesperson of Philippines National Police, Mr. Agrimero Cruz Jr. said the landslide occurred at about 4 am in a rural area for gold at two Diat 1 and Diat 2 in the village of Napnapan, Pantukan town. According Agrimero, some tents collapsed that killed 25 people in two villages on.

"Operation Rescue and the search is ongoing in this area, where local officials have said that over 100 people still missing," he said Agrimero.

Pantukan and Monkayo ​​town nearby attract thousands of gold mining over the years, and the mining activities have led to disorganized many tragic fatal accidents.

"The small-scale gold mining tunnel in the mountains is like the mouse," Mr. Ramos said.

The regional police spokesman Gretchin Cinco informed reporters that 16 bodies were pulled from the rubble in the first 5 hours.

Mr. Ramos said the missing number is an estimate based on data from village leaders. /.

According to VietnamPlus.