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Death Toll in Central Philippine Landfill Collapse Climbs to 6

Rescuers work at a collapsed landfill in Cebu, the Philippines, January 9, 2026. The death toll from a dumpsite collapse in the central Philippine city of Cebu has risen to six as search and rescue operations continued on Sunday for more than 30 people still missing, authorities said. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Death Toll in Central Philippine Landfill Collapse Climbs to 6

Rescuers work at a collapsed landfill in Cebu, the Philippines, January 10, 2026. The death toll from a dumpsite collapse in the central Philippine city of Cebu has risen to six as search and rescue operations continued on Sunday for more than 30 people still missing, authorities said. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Death Toll in Central Philippine Landfill Collapse Climbs to 6

Rescuers work at a collapsed landfill in Cebu, the Philippines, January 9, 2026. The death toll from a dumpsite collapse in the central Philippine city of Cebu has risen to six as search and rescue operations continued on Sunday for more than 30 people still missing, authorities said. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press at the prefectural headquarters in Naha on Nov. 28, 2025, as work gets under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Anti-base protesters in canoes in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, show their opposition to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly six years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

An anti-base protester in a canoe in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, shows opposition to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly six years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began.

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Landslide At Garbage Dump Kills At Least 21 - Kampala

Rescuers work at the site of a landslide at Kiteezi landfill in Kampala, Uganda on August 11, 2024. The death toll of the garbage dump landslide in Kampala city's Kawempe Division, central Uganda, has climbed to 21, said Lillian Aber, the minister of state for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees, on Sunday. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide At Garbage Dump Kills At Least 21 - Kampala

Uganda Red Cross volunteers and other rescuers work at the site of a landslide at Kiteezi landfill in Kampala, Uganda on August 11, 2024. The death toll of the garbage dump landslide in Kampala city's Kawempe Division, central Uganda, has climbed to 21, said Lillian Aber, the minister of state for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees, on Sunday. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-GARBAGE DUMP LANDSLIDE-SEARCH

(240812) -- KAMPALA, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers work at the site of a landslide at Kiteezi landfill in Kampala, Uganda on Aug. 11, 2024. The death toll of the garbage dump landslide in Kampala city's Kawempe Division, central Uganda, has climbed to 18, said Lillian Aber, the minister of state for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees, on Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-GARBAGE DUMP LANDSLIDE-SEARCH

(240812) -- KAMPALA, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Uganda Red Cross volunteers and other rescuers work at the site of a landslide at Kiteezi landfill in Kampala, Uganda on Aug. 11, 2024. The death toll of the garbage dump landslide in Kampala city's Kawempe Division, central Uganda, has climbed to 18, said Lillian Aber, the minister of state for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees, on Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan Kyodo - Video taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture. (Kyodo)

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U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Anti-base protesters on a boat in waters in Oura Bay, off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, show their opposition to the planned relocation of a key U.S. military base from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024. On the same day, the Japanese government started preparations to address the soft ground in the bay to continue with offshore landfill work for the transfer.

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Court orders Okinawa gov. to approve work to relocate key U.S. base

NAHA, Japan, Dec. 20 Kyodo - A Japanese court ordered Wednesday the Okinawa governor to approve a modified plan for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture, endorsing the central government's attempt to push forward the delayed plan mired in controversy and court battles. (Kyodo)

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan Kyodo - Anti-base protesters in canoes in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2023, show their opposition to the planned relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly five years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began. (Kyodo)

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Anti-base protesters in canoes in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2023, show their opposition to the planned relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly five years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

People protest in front of the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 14, 2023, against the planned relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the Henoko coastal district, also in Nago, from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly five years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki at press conference

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki talks to the press after attending a trial at the Fukuoka High Court's Naha branch in Naha, Okinawa, on Oct. 30, 2023. Japan's land minister filed the lawsuit against the governor as part of the central government's efforts to proceed with its modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki to attend trial for U.S. base landfill plan

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki walks to the Fukuoka High Court's Naha branch in Naha, Okinawa, on Oct. 30, 2023, facing a lawsuit filed against him by Japan's land minister as part of the government's efforts to proceed with its modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki to attend trial for U.S. base landfill plan

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki walks to the Fukuoka High Court's Naha branch in Naha, Okinawa, on Oct. 30, 2023, facing a lawsuit filed against him by Japan's land minister as part of the government's efforts to proceed with its modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

People stage a sit-in in front of the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2023, following the central government's filing earlier in the day of a lawsuit against the Okinawa governor, seeking to proceed with its modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

People stage a protest in front of the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2023, following the central government's filing earlier in the day of a lawsuit against the Okinawa governor, seeking to proceed with its modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki in Naha

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to the press in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2023. Japan's land minister filed a lawsuit against the governor the same day, seeking to proceed with the central government's modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Japan's Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2023, after Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki rejected an order by the central government to endorse its modified plan to carry out landfill work for the transfer of a key U.S. military base in Okinawa prefecture.

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Japan's Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2023, after Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki rejected an order by the central government to endorse its modified plan to carry out landfill work for the transfer of a key U.S. military base in Okinawa prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki at press conference

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki talks to the press in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2023. The governor rejected an order by the central government to endorse its modified plan to carry out landfill work for the transfer of a key U.S. military base in Japan's southernmost island prefecture, saying it would be "difficult to approve" the plan by the Oct. 4 deadline.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki at press conference

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki talks to the press in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2023. The governor rejected an order by the central government to endorse its modified plan to carry out landfill work for the transfer of a key U.S. military base in Japan's southernmost island prefecture, saying it would be "difficult to approve" the plan by the Oct. 4 deadline.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki speaks to press

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to the press on Sept. 27, 2023, at the prefectural government building in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. Tamaki on the same day declined the central government's proposal aimed at obtaining the local government's approval to push ahead with landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

A protester holding a sign against the planned relocation of a key U.S. base is taken away by riot police officers while staging a sit-in in front of the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 4, 2023. Japan's Supreme Court turned down the same day an appeal by the prefecture against the state's order to advance landfill work in the neighboring Henoko coastal area for the planned relocation the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

A protester holding a sign against the planned relocation of a key U.S. base is taken away by riot police officers while staging a sit-in in front of the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 4, 2023. Japan's Supreme Court turned down the same day an appeal by the prefecture against the state's order to advance landfill work in the neighboring Henoko coastal area for the planned relocation the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Protesters stage a sit-in in front of the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 4, 2023, against the planned relocation of a key U.S. base from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture. Japan's Supreme Court turned down the same day an appeal by the prefecture against the state's order to advance landfill work in the neighboring Henoko coastal area for the relocation.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Protesters stage a sit-in in front of the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 4, 2023, against the planned relocation of a key U.S. base from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture. Japan's Supreme Court turned down the same day an appeal by the prefecture against the state's order to advance landfill work in the neighboring Henoko coastal area for the relocation.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Protesters stage a sit-in in front of the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 4, 2023, against the planned relocation of a key U.S. base from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture. Japan's Supreme Court turned down the same day an appeal by the prefecture against the state's order to advance landfill work in the neighboring Henoko coastal area for the relocation.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki at press conference

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki attends a press conference after Japan's top court on Sept. 4, 2023, turned down an appeal by the local government against the state's order to advance landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki at press conference

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks at a press conference after Japan's top court on Sept. 4, 2023, turned down an appeal by the local government against the state's order to advance landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki at press conference

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki attends a press conference after Japan's top court on Sept. 4, 2023, turned down an appeal by the local government against the state's order to advance landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki at press conference

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks at a press conference after Japan's top court on Sept. 4, 2023, turned down an appeal by the local government against the state's order to advance landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Land minister invalidates Okinawa decision

TOKYO, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Defense Minister Gen Nakatani attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2015, after Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Keiichi Ishii invalidated Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's revocation of his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture. Nakatani said he will soon prepare for the resumption of the work.

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Okinawa may block landfill work for U.S. base transfer

NAHA, Japan - New Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga makes a policy speech at the prefectural assembly in Naha on Dec. 12, 2014. Onaga said the prefectural government will consider scrapping approval to start landfill work needed for a planned U.S. military base transfer within the prefecture.