Landslides destroy road in South Cotabato’s coal mining area

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — A portion of the national highway in remote Barangay Ned in Lake Sebu, where coal mining operations are underway, remained impassable to all types of vehicles after it was destroyed by landslides, officials said on Sunday. Allan Ikan Alam, village chair of Ned, said heavy rains triggered the landslides