By DEXTER GANIBE
ABS-CBN General Santos City
BAGUMBAYAN, SULTAN KUDARAT - Two miners were buried alive by a landslide in Barangay Bai Saripinang Wednesday.
Police identified the fatalities as Ernesto Abisado, 44 years old, of Ecoland, Davao City and Silverio Iwag, 39 years old of Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat.
The victims were unearthed shortly after noon Thursday by local folks. Their remains were found more than 300 meters away from their bunkhouse which was situated near a creek. They were found buried in mud, boulders and logging debris.
Barangay Chairman Vevidio Paez said that heavy rain poured over the mountainous areas Wednesday noon. After an hour of rains, they heard a thunder-like sound from the mountain.
Later in the afternoon, Paez received a report that there were two miners missing. This after a fourteen-year-old boy was rescued.
The boy, PJ Jimentiza of Tagum City, is also one of the miners for a small-scale mining company in the area. He was immediately rushed to the provincial hospital to recuperate.
The boy sustained bruises and wounds all over his body. These were caused by boulders, logging debris and mud brought down by the flashflood.
He was swept away and almost buried but was still able to shout for help.
Local officials advised residents living near creeks and rivers to vacate the area as rains continue to threaten in the region because of the intertropical convergence zone hovering over Mindanao island.
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