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Over 125 people dead in Compostela Valley landslides since 2003 January 6, 2012 11:00am Over 125 people have died in landslides in Compostela Valley in Mindanao since 2003, including the 25 people who died on Thursday. Several days of heavy rain triggered a landslide at a mining area in Pantukan town, Compostela Valley before dawn on Thursday. Aside from the 25 who have died, 15 others were injured and over 150 are still missing, a report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. According to GMA News Research, the landslide victims in Compostela Valley include: • May 16, 2003: 4 dead in Pantukan, Compostela Valley; • December 19, 2003: 1 child died in Mount Diwata, Moncayo, Compostela Valley; • June 19, 2006: at least 6 dead in Barangay Napnapan, Pantukan, Compostela Valley; • May 9, 2007: 5 dead in Mount Diwata, Monkayo, Compostela Valley; • August 6, 2007: At least 7 dead in Maco, Compostela Valley; • September 6-7, 2008: 25 dead, one missing near Apex Mining Corporation; • November 21, 2008: 6 dead in Brgy. Upper Ulip, Monkayo, Compostela Valley; • November 21, 2008: 7 dead in Purok 17 near Brgy. Upper Ulip; • May 18, 2009: 24 dead in Barangay Napnapan, Pantukan, Compostela Valley; • April 22, 2011: 14 dead, 14 injured in Panganason-B, Brgy. Kingking, Pantukan, Compostela Valley; • January 5, 2012: At least 25 dead, 15 injured, 150 others still missing. Majority of miners not from Compostela On Thursday, in an interview over radio ...