Photos of the recent flashflood in Leyte. Sent by CDRC’s Regional Center, Leyte Center for Development (LCDE), who also suffered from the flood.
Category: Central Visayas
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More than 147,000 people affected by floods in Central and Eastern Visayas
Some 147,288 people or 29,430 families in 460 barangays have been affected by floods in Regions VII and VIII. Nine people were also confirmed dead due to floods and landslide. The city government of Tacloban and the provincial government of Leyte both declared a state of calamity following massive displacement of affected communities. Leyte and...
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Is the Philippines susceptible to sinkholes?
After the recent sinkhole disaster in Guatemala, discussions have begun to take place over where other potentially destructive time bombs might be hidden. A sinkhole is defined as a natural depression or hole in the surface topography caused by the karst processes or chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks. Sinkholes tend to form where there are...