Duterte visits Naga City, Cebu to meet evacuees due to landslide

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday went to Naga City in Cebu to meet with the evacuees from the landslide that occurred Thursday.

In photos shared by Special Assistant to the President Christopher "Bong" Go, Duterte could be seen going to the residents one by one and listening to them.

TINGNAN: Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, binisita ang mga pamilyang inilikas dahil sa pagguho ng lupa sa Naga City, Cebu. | via @mamutuesday; (????: SAP Bong Go) pic.twitter.com/MKy0hMsMiL

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) September 21, 2018

A landslide struck early Thursday morning in Barangay Naalad and Sitio Sindulan in Barangay Tinaan, Naga City in Cebu province, burying some 30 houses in the area, local authorities said.

As of Friday, the death toll has risen to 29.

Search and rescue operations will continue on Saturday, GMA News' Sandra Aguinaldo reported on Super Radyo dzBB.

Search and rescue operations sa nangyaring landslide sa Naga City, Cebu, ipagpapatuloy ngayong araw. | via @sandraguinaldo

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) September 22, 2018

—KG, GMA News