Recovery Collection: Philippines: Southern Leyte Landslide

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Aerial View of Mudslide St Bernard, Philippines
Raymond D Petersen III/US Navy (Public Domain)
Aerial View of Mudslide St Bernard, Philippines

Introduction

The Guinsaugon rockslide-debris avalanche is the second major landslide of this kind to be described in the twenty-first century and the volume of its deposit falls within the range generated by debris avalanches from the twentieth century.

A massive landslide devastated the commu­nity of Barangay Guinsaugon, Municipality of St. Bernard, Southern Leyte Province, Philip­pines, at about 10:30 local time on 17 February. The landslide occurred along the steep fault scarp of the Philippine Fault Zone (PFZ) , a large and active tectonic structure that traverses the entire length of the Philip­pines. Barangay Guinsaugon is located at the foot of the scarp, directly in the path of the downward moving mass of earth.

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Philippines: 9 years after the landslide, how is Guinsaugon?

Nine years on, Saint Bernard still grapples with the challenges associated with rebuilding, reports Rappler. Although in 2006, like most other municipalities, it had no organized disaster risk reduction and management office, but two years after the tragedy, Saint Bernard was awarded a recognition of the best DRRM efforts in the country...
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Community-driven disaster intervention Experiences of the Homeless People's Federation Philippines Incorporated
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International Institute for Environment and Development