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    February 17th, 2006 08:19 PM #1
    35 rescued, hundreds feared dead in S. Leyte landslide


    At least 35 people were rescued after a massive landslide buried three villages in Saint Bernard town, Southern Leyte province, Friday.

    A rescue worker said the next 24 hours would be crucial in pulling out survivors trapped underneath tons of mud and rock in Barangay Cabagawan, Sug-angon and Guinsaugon.

    Initial reports said a large portion of a mountain in between Sogod and Saint Bernard towns buried at least 300 houses including two school buildings in the area.

    "It sounded like the mountain exploded, and the whole thing crumbled. I could not see any house standing anymore," Survivor Dario Libatan told DZMM.

    "It was like the whole barangay was wiped off the map," added Southern Leyte Rep. Roger Mercado.

    Authorities said a minor earthquake and heavy rainfall might have caused the landslide.

    Renato Solidum, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology director, said a 2.6 magnitude earthquake hit the southwestern portion of Southern Leyte at 10:36 a.m. He said the quake was felt at intensity 2 in Sogod town.

    "This earthquake could not have triggered a landslide alone. You need an intensity 7 to do that. Other factors were also present especially heavy rainfall. You only need 100mm of rainfall to trigger a landslide," he told ANC.

    Officials said rainfall in Southern Leyte hit a record 500mm from February 1 to 16 due primarily to the La Niņa phenomenon.

    Mercado also blamed unchecked logging activities in the area for the disaster. He said he had informed environment authorities about the logging problem, which had been ongoing for the past 30 years.

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    Di ba yung Ormoc sa Leyte rin? Illegal logging is the culprit? Again?......
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    February 17th, 2006 08:22 PM #2
    Malamang...
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    February 17th, 2006 08:26 PM #3
    grabe natabunan buong barangay with 3k people..
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    February 17th, 2006 08:29 PM #4
    Hope more will be rescued, especially the school children
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    February 17th, 2006 08:30 PM #5
    kawawa naman yung mga victims dyan mga innocent lives... wala talagang puso mga illegal loggers tsk tsk tsk.. total log ban???????????
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    February 17th, 2006 08:30 PM #6
    Ang rescue operations, itinigil na sa gabi.......wala silang gamit, kahit ilaw wala (tsk, tsk) ....kawawa naman ang mga tao rito.
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    February 17th, 2006 08:33 PM #7
    Quote Originally Posted by Steeljack
    Hope more will be rescued, especially the school children

    Just imagine kung ilan ang mga mag-aaral sa school. Buong school bldg. natabunan.......nawala!
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    February 17th, 2006 08:33 PM #8
    i'm speechless...i'll pray for them.
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    February 17th, 2006 08:42 PM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by chua_riwap
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    Mercado also blamed unchecked logging activities in the area for the disaster. He said he had informed environment authorities about the logging problem, which had been ongoing for the past 30 years.
    eto na naman ang culprit...di talaga matitigil ito ..dami kasi mga corrupt officials..mula sa mga barangay ,police, militar.or mga Government officials ..na mga naka assign doon ,
    may kilala kasi ako na businessman taga San Miguel Bulacan ,,mga Narra woods naman mga nakatago sa Farm nila ..ganon daw sistema .mag paparty sia sa resort nila imbitado mga officials aabutan ng mga sobre ,regalo minsan may kasama pa mga girls..basta palusutin lang mga truckings niya..ang mga pobreng mahihirap ang nag susuffer .pag katapos ng mga deal na ganito TSK TSk TSk
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    February 17th, 2006 08:43 PM #10
    sad news
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    got mazda 2? -> mazda2ners
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    February 17th, 2006 08:49 PM #11
    here's more info.

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11400414/
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    February 17th, 2006 08:52 PM #12
    personal interest, hindi na nila inisip mga buhay ng ibang tao pano kaya kunsensya nila?
    hindi na yan makatao, hindi na yan Christian way of living.
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    February 17th, 2006 09:03 PM #13
    its barely 2 months into the year and 2 major tragedies agad..
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    February 17th, 2006 09:13 PM #14
    Baka sabihan nanaman ng mga idiots sa Senado at Kongresso na kasalanan ni GMA na gumuho yung lupa.
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    February 17th, 2006 09:31 PM #15
    Kasalanan nga ng Arroyo government yan. Palagi naman eh. Pati baradong toilet bowl sa palengke ng Pasig, kasalanan nya.


    I hope mabilis ang rescue effort dito.
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    February 17th, 2006 09:33 PM #16
    any aerial pics on the site? news reports would have you believe that the mountain completely disappeared.
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    February 17th, 2006 10:07 PM #17
    Quote Originally Posted by Monseratto
    Baka sabihan nanaman ng mga idiots sa Senado at Kongresso na kasalanan ni GMA na gumuho yung lupa.

    Kasalanan ni Mike Defensor, di niya napigilan ang illegal logging sa lugar na yan. Di na sila nadala sa Ormoc Tragedy.

    Imbes kasi gawin niya yung trabaho niya sa DENR, laging nakabuntot sa saya ni GMA.
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    February 17th, 2006 10:19 PM #18
    Quote Originally Posted by badkuk
    any aerial pics on the site? news reports would have you believe that the mountain completely disappeared.
    may video yung link ng MSNBC, with aerial shots.

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11400414/
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    February 17th, 2006 11:07 PM #19
    i love how terrible tragedies somehow get politicized, even on this forum

    only 100mm of rain to trigger a landslide? that's scary. of course, i lived next to Malibu, CA for a long time so i guess i've seen those effects too.

    anyway, while everybody is spending time thinking about whose fault it is, some school children might still be suffocating underneath the mud waiting vainly for rescue. hopefully magpadala ng rescue personnel/equipment ang USAF
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    February 17th, 2006 11:13 PM #20
    My wife is from Leyte. Thank goodness her relatives live in Tacloban, farther north. I pray for those still alive and buried to be rescued quickly.
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