CMG reporter witnesses Iranian state broadcaster building hit by Israeli airstrike

Iran's state broadcaster IRIB said one of its buildings was hit on Monday in a "brutal aggression" by Israel, but added that live broadcasts continued without major disruption.

IRIB said the strike targeted its news network in an apparent effort "to silence the voice of the Iranian nation and the voice of truth." It said its staff continued to provide coverage "at full capacity."

Video footage aired by the network showed the moment the attack occurred during a live broadcast. An anchor was seen delivering the news when an explosion was heard. She reported the blast and condemned the strike, but a second explosion and resulting smoke forced her to halt the broadcast.

The anchor later reappeared on camera, uninjured, according to IRIB's live report.

At a location near the site of the attack, a China Media Group reporter Li Shuangxi observed large smokes billowing from there and watched the Iranian state television's live broadcast was interrupted by the explosions.

"From this window, I can hear the sound of explosions and see the smoke coming in the direction of Iran's state TV. Just now, I also heard a few more noises from the direction of Iran's state TV. As Israel previously announced, it would attack District 3 of Tehran, where Iran's state TV is situated. But because we are blocked by buildings, we cannot see further. We will continue to follow this," said Li.

In a major escalation of regional tensions, Israel launched large-scale airstrikes early Friday, killing several military commanders, scientists, and dozens of civilians. Iran responded with retaliatory strikes later that day, and the exchange of fire continued into Monday.

CMG reporter witnesses Iranian state broadcaster building hit by Israeli airstrike

CMG reporter witnesses Iranian state broadcaster building hit by Israeli airstrike

CMG reporter witnesses Iranian state broadcaster building hit by Israeli airstrike

The death toll from a landfill collapse in the central Philippine city of Cebu has risen to eight by Monday morning as search and rescue operations continued for another 28 missing people.

The landfill collapse occurred on Thursday as dozens of sanitation workers were working at the site. The disaster has already caused injuries of 18 people.

Family members of the missing people said the rescue progress is slow, and the hope for the survival of their loved ones is fading.

"For me, maybe I’ve accepted the worst result already because the garbage is poisonous and yesterday, it was raining very hard the whole day. Maybe they’ve been poisoned. For us, alive or dead, I hope we can get their bodies out of the garbage rubble," said Maria Kareen Rubin, a family member of a victim.

Families have set up camps on high ground near the landfill, awaiting news of their relatives. Some people at the site said cries for help could still be heard hours after the landfill collapsed, but these voices gradually faded away.

Bienvenido Ranido, who lost his wife in the disaster, said he can't believe all that happened.

"After they gave my wife oxygen, my kids and I were expecting that she would be saved that night because she was still alive. But the night came and till the next morning, they didn't manage to save her," he said.

Death toll in central Philippine landfill collapse rises to eight