Landslide History of the Philippines
 

Feb 17, 2006~ Mountainside collapses and buries the village of Guinsaugon. 139 dead and 973 missing or presumed dead.
 

 December 2004~ A powerful rainstorm triggers landslides and floods. Kills nearly 1,500 people.



 December 2003~ Landslides in eastern Philippines. Kills at least 160 people.



 September 2003~Monsoon rains cause mudslide in southern mining village. Kills 22 miners and a 5-year old  boy.



 November 1991~Tropical storm triggers floods and landslides on Leyte island that kill about 6,000 people.

 

Army dug out bodies from the remain debris.

This one of the biggest landslide the Philippines experienced. Dogs were used for search any survivors. The landslide covered an entire school.

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