Effects of the landslide

 139 people were found dead. 973 were missing and presumed dead. There was only 580 survivors. 1875 villagers had to move out from the Guinsaugon. The survivors were moved to the southeast, a distance of 550-600m from the original position. All the houses were either covered by water or  debris.

U.S. Marine helped finding survivors

 

A lucky survivor was dug out from the landslide .

 

Taking fingerprint from a dead body for identification.

 

 The side of the ridge collapsed and covered 9 km sq. (3.5 mi sq. to a depth of up to 30 m (100ft).

 3272 people were living in 5 registered evacuation centers in St. Bernard Municipality. Residents included      village of Guinsaugon and two neighboring villages who were partially affected by the original landslides and those from villages in the vicinity that have been preemptively evacuated.

3850 family (18862 people) have been affected by the preemptive evacuations in three other municipalities of Southern Keyte- Sogod, Liluan and San Francisco. Where Geo hazard assessments had indicated that there were high levels of risk of additional landslides.

The Philippines Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau presented the first findings of its geo-hazard assessment, concluded that the populations of five villages in St. Bernard Municipality that were preemptively evacuated may have to be permanently re-located due to the risk of additional landslides.

The landslide caught the world’s attention: The UN Disaster Assessment and coordination team (UNDAC) continues to support coordination in St. Bernard and at the national level.

Brought up Philippines’ problem with the environment, population growth, result in poverty and lack of education.

 

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