Typhoon Sendong: Did illegal logging cause flash flooding in Philippines? ›

“Philippine President Benigno Aquino ordered an investigation on Tuesday into flash floods and landslides that sent mud and logs crashing down on residents, killing about 1,000 people on a southern island.

The national disaster agency said 957 were killed and 49 missing on Mindanao after Typhoon Sendong (aka Typhoon Washi) triggered the slides. Most of the casualties were in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan and tens of thousands remain homeless, many sheltering in evacuation centres.

Aquino met officials in the two cities worst hit by the cascades that swept down mountainsides as residents of riverside and coastal villages slept in the early hours of Saturday.”

Source: Christian Science Monitor

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∞  12/20/11 at 11:27am
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  1. satisfyingegg13 reblogged this from climateadaptation
  2. lovelymacalinga answered: no, every people who lived there they know that it is a dangerous site to live in,
  3. gerardlouie reblogged this from ellobofilipino
  4. accordingtomadz answered: i guess that would be a Yes? bec. if only Mother Nature is well handled then floods wouldn’t happen ( i guess )
  5. jenneeiianninawave answered: yes.
  6. modefille answered: yeah I think soooo
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  12. 111989 answered: definitely! Our government should focus more on laws and crimes on nature.
  13. thepinktutu answered: Floods are just one result of run off that is not caught by forests in heavy rainfall areas, like the Philippines.
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  15. axelaustteam reblogged this from mad-as-a-marine-biologist and added:
    Typhoon Sendong: Did illegal logging cause flash flooding in Philippines? →
  16. mad-as-a-marine-biologist reblogged this from climateadaptation and added:
    I just read this to my Mum, who is originally from Mindanao,...her Pinoy way she said...
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  18. indisheartz answered: yes, illegal logging can cause flash flooding, especially when they do clear cutting … hurm
  19. sethsethinertia answered: This is just what happens when you mess with punks, man.
  20. cupofboisterousness answered: probably that plus some additional factors
  21. chinothebear answered: YES!! im sure about it… and yeah Typhoon Washi.. that Typhoon washed everything….
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