The prospects for closing the dump are mixed. Filipino political leaders disagree on whether the local or national government is responsible for the tragedy. Others criticize Quezon City officials for allowing scavenger settlements to spring up at will. Meanwhile, other Christian groups are stepping forward. U.S.-based Operation Blessing, which initially held a food giveaway and medical outreach in Payatas in 1997, has made an ongoing commitment.
Filipino churches send workers to harvest difficult fields.
Read about Asia's Little Ones outreach to street kids . The Associated Press wrote an update about trash slide victims suing the city government for negligence . For more on the trash slide tragedy, see CNN , The New York Times , and BBC .