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Cherry Hills Landslide: 1999 Tragedy

The document discusses 3 historical landslide disasters in the Philippines, including one in 1999 in Antipolo that buried 378 homes and killed 60 people after heavy rains from Typhoon Olga, one in 2006 in Southern Leyte that killed 1,126 people after earthquakes and heavy rain, and one in 2009 in La Trinidad, Benguet that killed 77 people after Typhoon Pepeng dropped heavy rains. Landslide hazard maps can be used to assess landslide susceptibility and identify safe areas for development while also informing construction methods to reduce landslide danger.

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Cherry Hills Landslide: 1999 Tragedy

The document discusses 3 historical landslide disasters in the Philippines, including one in 1999 in Antipolo that buried 378 homes and killed 60 people after heavy rains from Typhoon Olga, one in 2006 in Southern Leyte that killed 1,126 people after earthquakes and heavy rain, and one in 2009 in La Trinidad, Benguet that killed 77 people after Typhoon Pepeng dropped heavy rains. Landslide hazard maps can be used to assess landslide susceptibility and identify safe areas for development while also informing construction methods to reduce landslide danger.

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Research on historical landslide disasters, specifically: 

I. Cherry Hill Subdivision, Antipolo, Rizal – August 1999 


-On the night of August 3, 1 999, a devastating landslide struck the Cherry Hills subdivision
in Antipolo, Rizal province, Philippines, burying 378 homes and losing 60 people. The
landslide was mainly triggered by the approaching typhoon Olga's heavy rains. When the
foundation of the subdivision was flooded, the entire building slid down the hill on which it
was constructed, turning it into a death trap. 

II. Barangay Guinsaugon, St. Bernard, Southern Leyte – February 2006 


-A massive rock slide-debris landslide struck the Philippine province of Southern Leyte on

February 17, 2006, causing extensive destruction and death. After a 10-day cycle of heavy

rain and a small earthquake, a lethal landslide (or debris flow) occurred (magnitude 2.6 on

the Richter scale). A total of 1,126 people were killed, according to official figures. 
III. Little Kibungan, Barangay Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet – October 2009  
-Typhoon "Pepeng" dropped heavy rains in Benguet province's capital, La Trinidad, on the
night of Oct. 8, 2009, causing a landslide that killed 77 people, including children, in the
village of
Little Kibungan.

On Thursday night, a massive landslide buried hundreds of homes in La Trinidad, Benguet,


as tropical depression Pepeng (international codename Parma) poured heavy rains over
northern Luzon provinces, 45 bodies were reported, and dozens more are still missing. After
a landslide buried 30 houses in Sitio Little Kibungan, Buguias at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, rescue
workers worked around the clock.
Viviana Kidapan, a resident, was evacuated from the wreckage on Friday afternoon and
taken to Baguio General Hospital. Several of Kidapan's family, on the other hand, were not
so fortunate and died in the landslide.
Officials estimate that 150 people lived in Sitio Little Kibungan at the time of the landslide,
but several people reportedly left the city before the landslide. Landslides have also occurred
in other parts of La Trinidad, according to Benguet provincial police chief Senior
Superintendent Loreto Espineli. At least 11 more bodies have been discovered in three
additional settlements, including Poblacion, Balili, and Bineng.

Based on the maps, what is the susceptibility to landslides and floods? Are there any safe
areas within the area?

-Danger zonation can be used to assess and depict the susceptibility of a given region of
landslides. A landslide hazard map will be developed early in the planning study and refined
as the research progresses. It may be used to identify land areas that are suitable for
development when considering the probability of landslides. Furthermore, once landslide
susceptibility is recognized, construction activities that eliminate, deter, or significantly
reduce the danger may be created.
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