What caused the 2006 Southern Leyte mudslide?
What caused the 2006 Southern Leyte mudslide?
Philippine congressman Roger Mercado of Southern Leyte claimed in a Reuters interview that logging and mining done in the area three decades ago was the main culprit.
What is the most deadliest landslide in the Philippines?
Guinsaugon Landslide
Guinsaugon Landslide: The Worst in Philippine History.
Why is Southern Leyte prone landslides?
According to Jadina (2013), one of the important factors influencing landslide occurrences in Southern Leyte is soil properties such as particle size distribution, activity factor, liquid limit, water holding and field capacities and bulk densities.
Where did the landslide that buried a whole community in 2006 happen?
A massive landslide buried an entire village in Barangay Guinsa-ugon, in the town of St. Bernard, Southern Leyte province on Friday, February 17, 2006 at around 10:00 am.
Why did these landslides happen?
Landslides are caused by disturbances in the natural stability of a slope. They can accompany heavy rains or follow droughts, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions. Mudslides develop when water rapidly accumulates in the ground and results in a surge of water-saturated rock, earth, and debris.
What are the effects or impact of the landslide in the lives of the people affected by the landslide?
People affected by landslides can also have short- and long-term mental health effects due to loss of family, property, livestock or crops. Landslides can also greatly impact the health system and essential services, such as water, electricity or communication lines.
What was the biggest landslide in the world?
The Heart Mountain landslide
The Heart Mountain landslide is the largest landslide ever found on Earth’s surface (larger landslides exist in the ocean). Many scientists think the slide was triggered by a violent volcanic eruption in Wyoming’s Absaroka volcanic field 48.8 million years ago.
Are landslides and mudslides the same?
Is Southern Leyte prone to landslide?
The Province of Southern Leyte (Province) is among the 10 most disaster-prone provinces in the Philippines, and is particularly prone to landslides. Almost 50 percent of the barangays in the Province, in which incidence of poverty was 29% in 2006, are exposed to the risk of landslides.
What is the region of Southern Leyte?
Eastern Visayas Region
Southern Leyte is one of the 6 provinces of Region 8 or Eastern Visayas Region. It is bounded on the north by Leyte Province, on the south by Mindanao Sea, on the east by the Pacific Ocean and on the west by Visayas Sea.
Who is responsible for landslides?
Most of the landslides are triggered by rain. Intense rainfall, along with many other factors can cause slope saturation, which is a primary cause of landslides. High amount of rainfall and long duration are responsible for landslides, and are also related to debris flow.
How can we prevent mudslides?
Minimize home hazards
- Plant ground cover on slopes to stabilize the land, and build retaining walls.
- Build channels or deflection walls to direct the flow around buildings.
- Remember: If you build walls to divert debris flow and the flow lands on a neighbor’s property, you may be liable for damages.