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About 50 people were reported to have been trapped. [9] According to the local authorities, there were 6 partially damaged and 77 totally damaged houses due to the landslide. [9] [7] The landslide also covered part of the river, prompting officials to dig a temporary canal. [10] The landslide covered about 80.12 hectares. [11]
The landslide prompted the passage of Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, [7] which mandates the closure of open dumpsites in the Philippines by 2004 and controlled dumpsites by 2006. [8] In 2004, the Payatas dumpsite was reconfigured as a controlled disposal facility [7] but was closed in December 2010. [9]
The landslide is classified as a rock slide-debris avalanche using the Varnes (1978) [13] or Cruden and Varnes (1996) [14] classification. Volume estimates in recent publications range between 14 MCM ( million cubic metres ) and 20 MCM, converging on or about 15 MCM.
The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippines has climbed to 68 as officials said on Monday the window of finding more survivors is closing. Rescuers were looking for 51 more people ...
A young girl was pulled from a deadly landslide in a “miraculous rescue” Friday, authorities in the southern Philippines said, as rescue efforts hampered by poor conditions resumed for more ...
The death toll from a massive landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has risen to 54 with 63 people still missing, authorities said Sunday. The landslide hit the ...
Pages in category "Landslides in the Philippines" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president said Saturday that many areas remained ...