LANDSLIDES

1. Give TWO (2) local news about landslides.

Location Cause Damages Casualty
1. Sacred Heart Mostly caused by the The Zayas landslide has
Village, Zone 8, Sitio amount of heavy rainfall in partially damaged the wall
Zayas, Brgy. the area. According to the of the classroom from
news, heavy rainfall, Sacred Heart Village
Carmen, Cagayan de
particularly after a lengthy school.
Oro City period of dry weather,
causes a landslide.
2. Macanhan, According to reports, the After the landslide
Barangay Carmen, landslide was triggered by damaged hundreds of
Cagayan de Oro flooding on the same steep homes, three individuals
hillside, making the soil were injured, including a
loose and prone to giving one-year-old kid. Because
away at any moment. of the soil, which is known
to be likely to give up, 14
households residing in the
same area were
evacuated.
Sources:
● Landslide occurred at Sacred Heart Village, Sitio Zayas, carmen,Cagayan de Oro City.
Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region X. (2011, January 27). Retrieved November 16,
2021, from https://region10.mgb.gov.ph/landslide-occurred-at-sacred-heart-village-sitio-
zayas-carme ncagayan-de-oro-city/.
● From a report by Primy Cane, ABS-CBN News Northern Mindanao. (2012, December 6).
3 injured in CDO landslide. ABS-CBN News.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/regions/12/05/12/3-injured-cdo-landslide
2. How do human activities influence landslide development?
Certain occurrences may cause changes to the land's structure. They employ
mining-like operations that might result in soil formation and expose some areas to the
danger of rock or dirt slides. The fate of landslides may be influenced by human actions.
Many human-caused landslides can be prevented or avoided. They are commonly
harmed by the construction of roads and constructions with inadequate slope grading,
poorly planned drainage alterations, and the disturbance of earlier landslides. Some
behaviors, such as dumping waste around and not caring for the environment, or even
tree cutting that creates floods, might result in landslides.
3. What suggestions can you recommend to reduce the risk of rainfall-
inducedlandslides?
Traditional methods of preventing landslides caused by rain include using wall
panels and ground anchors to stabilize dangerous slopes. Impermeable coatings are
also used to keep water out of landslides by directing surface water away from them,
draining landslide-prone groundwater streams, and limiting watering on the soil's
surface. I would recommend that the barangay authorities engage an engineer to
assess the area and advise them on what should be done in the landslide area. I would
advise you to plant trees. Those who chop down trees are subject to repercussions and
fines.