Disasters and

Hazards
 Typhoon Milenyo
Taal Volcano Eruption
Guinsaugon 2006 Landslide

3 Hazardous Events
 When: September 30, 2006
Where: Eastern Samar Region, Albay, Camarines Sur, Ormoc
City, Sorsogon and Catanduanes provinces and also in Metro
Manila
What happened: During the Typhoon Milenyo, the strong
winds that travels 185 kmph caused destruction to the
properties of affected area. Power and water was lost in several
provinces, while overflowing rivers caused flooding,
landslides and made roads impassable.197 died, 536 were
injured, and 47 persons were missing. Cost of damage is 5.9
billion Philippine pesos ($118 million, 2006 USD), mostly to
personal property and agriculture.
Vulnerability: Low-laying areas, lack of trees.
Exposure: at least 43,061 families
Death toll: 197 deaths

Typhoon Milenyo
 When: January 30 1911
Where: Talisay, Philippines
What happened: On January 30, 1911, Taal Volcano erupted killing
approximately 1,300 people and millions of pesos worth of damage
was wrought. Post mortem examination of the victims seemed to
show that practically all had died of scalding by hot steam or hot
mud, or both. A huge fan-shaped cloud of what looked like a black
smoke rose to a great height estimated at about a mile. It crossed and
cris-crossed with a brilliant electrical display. This cloud finally shot
up that marked the culmination of the eruption around 2 in the
morning of January 30.Vulnerability: Lack of education
Vulnerability: Lack of education. Lack of warnings
Death toll: 1,334

Taal Volcano 1911 Eruption

 When: February 17, 2006
Where: Guinsaugon, Southern Leyte
What happened: A rockslide-debris avalanche occurred at 10:26 am
on 17 February 2006 in Southern Leyte, Philippines (Lagmay et al.,
2006). This large-scale landslide devastated the village of
Guinsaugon, with a population of 1,857 (NDCC, 2006). Twenty
survivors were rescued from the front edge of the debris field within
hours of the disaster, but the majority of the villages population was
believed to have been buried by the avalanche.
Vulnerability: Mountain ranges, high amount of rainfall and
deformation of mountains prior to the event
Exposure: 1,857
Death Toll: 1,126 deaths

Guinsaugon 2006
Landslide
 Typhoon Sedong
Tropical Storm Uring

2 Events that led to a

DISASTER
 When: December 16, 2011
Where: Mindanao
What happened: Tropical Storm Washi, known locally as
Sendong, swept across the Mindanao region from 16 to 18 Dec
2011, bringing strong winds and heavy rains that caused
massive flooding, flash floods and landslides. As of 16 Jan,
more than 1,250 people had been killed, over 6,000 had been
injured and almost 432,000 were served inside and outside 56
evacuation centers. 40,000 homes were damaged and 11,463
were destroyed.
Vulnerability: Forest trees were cut down and converted to
pineapple plantation.
Death Toll: 1,250 deaths

Typhoon Sendong (Washi)

 When: November 5, 1991
Where: Ormoc, Leyte
What happened: On the morning of November 5, 1991,
Typhoon Uring (international name Thelma) bore down on
Leyte, wreaking havoc and burying the eastern and western
plains of the province in water, sediment, and debris. At least
4,000 people were killed in the flashfloods triggered by heavy
rains. Some 3,000 people were injured and about 2,500 were
reported missing after the floods. In just over 3 hours of
flooding, waters rose an average of 3 to 5 feet; at the peak of
the flooding, waters rose by 7 feet in 15 minutes.
Vulnerability: People were homeless
Death Toll: 4,000

Tropical Storm Uring

 Magnitude 6.3 Batangas Earthquake
Typhoon Salome

2 Events that did not led

to a DISASTER
 When: August 11, 2017
Where: Nasugbu, Batangas
What happened: A magnitude-6.3 earthquake shook Nasugbu
town in Batangas and other areas in Luzon Friday afternoon,
around 100 kilometers away from Manila, at 1:28 p.m. It said
the quake was tectonic in origin or there was a movement in
the Earth's crust with a depth of 160 kilometers. At 2 p.m.,
Phivolcs said "no destructive tsunami threat exists based on
available data."
Vulnerability: Near Lubang Fault and possible presence of
undiscovered fault according to PHILVOCS

Magnitude 6.3 Batangas

Earthquake
 When: November 11-12, 2017
Where: Regions of Davao, Caraga and Soccsksargen
What happened: As Tropical Storm Salome exits the PAR
and is said to be at 385 kilometers west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur,
still moving northwest at 20 kilometers per hour (km/h),
PAGASA said there is an LPA 875 kilometers east of Davao
City. This LPA is bringing light to heavy rain to the regions of
Davao, Caraga, and Soccsksargen on Saturday. Residents of
these areas are advised to watch out for possible flash floods
and landslides.
Vulnerability: Low-laying areas and valleys

Tropical Storm Salome

and LPA
Is the magnitude of a natural
hazard a guarantee for a disaster?

No matter how high the magnitude of a natural disaster is,

it can only be considered a disaster if the people who are
affected cannot cope up with the impact of an event.
There are factors that we should know. The vulnerability,
the exposure, number of fatalities and the capability of
the people to cope up.
Explain what is meant by buildings
kill people, not earthquakes

It is a matter of foundation. If the foundation of a

particular building is not strong then, it may collapse
when a natural event occurs. And that collapse can kill
people.
Explain how seemingly harmless
normal river flow in the middle of a
rapidly developing city can later
cause a disaster.
It can be a cause of flash floods when there would be a
typhoon. Since the city is rapidly developing, there is a
possibility that they lack of trees that will absorb the flow
of water.
How can a disaster from a river be
prevented from happening in the
future?

Let us all remember that even of we are progressing, trees

and other parts of the environment is very important in
maintaining the balance in our area. If we are going to
plant more trees it will lessen the possibility of forming a
disaster from a river.
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