Posted AT 2:18 PM EDT on 21/02/06
No sign of survivors at buried school
Guinsaugon, Philippines — Uncertain if they were even digging in the right place, emergency crews tried to find a mud-swamped elementary school Tuesday as fears grew that time may have run out for rescuing any more survivors of a massive landslide.
Most rescue workers left the site a few hours after dark, but a few teams using specialized gear stayed behind to take advantage of the silence to listen for sounds under the mud.
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