Guinsaugon Landslide

(2006)
Southern Leyte
 Location of Guinsaugon, Saint Bernard, Southern
Leyte, Philippines

 Guinsaugon is one of the Barangays of Saint Bernard.

 Saint Bernard is in the Province of Southern Leyte.
 The province of Southern Leyte is in Region 8 – Eastern Visayas
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Land Area of Guinsaugon, Southern Leyte

with a population of 2, 500

(NDCC, 2006).
 Guinsaugon Landslide
WHEN: 17 February 2006
TIME: 10 : 26 am
WHERE: Southern Leyte, Philippines

A landslide triggered by two weeks of continuous rain.

Livelihood
• Apart from family members and
their homes, many survivors have
also lost their only source of
livelihood—farming.

• Most residents of Guinsaugon

plant either palay, abaca, or
coconuts.
• A 2.6 magnitude earthquake prior to the event could
have triggered the landslide.

• Property worth P150 million to P200 million was

damaged as a result of the disaster.
 Number of People
Recovered body, 137 Recovered body parts, 15

Dead and Missing, 937

Injured, 33
Population,
1,857
Before Landslide
After Landslide
• The mid-February landslides were triggered by heavy rains and
caused extensive damage to homes, businesses and crops.
Many roads are impassable and power has been cut off in
some areas, key projects for every family have been destroyed.
 A portion of a nearby mountain collapsed,
burying the entire village of Guinsaugon with
mud.
Mud and rocks from the collapsed part of the
mountain destroyed properties in Guinsaugon.
US Marines struggle through mud to look for
survivors buried under the mud.
SCENIC SPOTS
1. Cabalian Lake and Park
2. San Juan Sea
3. San Juan Church
4. Hindag-an Falls
5. Guinsaugon Mountains