2006 Southern Leyte mudslide

Two major landslides on 17 February 2006 buried the village of Guinsaugon, near the town of St. Bernard in Southern Leyte Province in the Philippines. The provincial governor announced plans to declare the site of the landslide a memorial to those who lost their lives.

Date

2006-02-17

Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)

1126

What the pin marks

The landslide, as the cited page positions it.

Where the position is published

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Southern_Leyte_mudslide

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: landslide, philippines, southern leyte, guinsaugon

Coordinates: 10.3375, 125.0975

Part of Landslides and mudflows that killed 200 or more people since 1950

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