Four big landslides were recorded in the first district of Negros Oriental, three in Guihulngan, one in La Libertad, and a number of small ones, according to Dr. Arturo Daag, chief of the geology division of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in Manila who was sent to Dumaguete City, said.
Daag submitted report to Gov. Roel Degamo yesterday in an exit conference, stating that an aerial survey is needed to identify minor landslides in earthquake-affected areas.
The team of geologists noted tension cracks and liquefaction in some parts of the first district, and have received reports of sink holes developing in some parts of the province.
Daag could not confirm reports of sinkholes in Bindoy, but said this could be developing like what happened in some parts of Cebu that was also hit by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake.
More than 40 were confirmed dead in the land slides in barangay Planas in Guihulgan City and in barangay Solonggon in La Libertad, believed buried by tons of mud and could no longer be retrieved.*JG
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