In pictures: Philippines mudslide
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This woman is one of few people pulled out alive after a massive mudslide buried an entire village in the central Philippines. -
The mudslide followed 10 days of heavy rains, and a reported minor earthquake. -
Television images showed a wide swathe of mud where houses once stood in Guinsaugon, in the town of St Bernard on the island of Leyte. -
Only 83 people have been found alive, and 19 dead, but Red Cross and military officials say between 1,500 and 2,500 may still be buried. -
President Gloria Arroyo has ordered the coast guard and navy to the island of Leyte, and a US vessel is on the way. -
Rescue workers and volunteers dug with shovels for survivors, but their efforts were halted by fears of further slides. -
An army captain, leading a team of 30 rescuers, said his soldiers were sinking into the mud. -
President Arroyo has urged her compatriots to "pray for those who perished and were affected by this tragedy".