New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- At least one person was killed and 38 reported missing after a landfill collapsed in the central Philippines.

News agency AFP reported that dozens of sanitation worker in the southeast Asian country were buried on Thursday afternoon after a mountain of trash collapsed on them at the Bianliw Landfill in the city of Cebu, home to around one million people and a popular tourist destination.

Videos posted by local media outlets seemed to suggest that not just trash, but structures in the landfill also collapsed.

Clips posted on social media also showed chaos as rescuers rushed against time to save the trapped workers.

As of 7.20 am local time on Friday, 12 workers had been rescued from underneath the mountain of trash...