Science guides search and rescue after the 2006 Philippine landslide |
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| Authors: | Lagmay Alfredo Mahar A Tengonciang Arlene Mae P Rodolfo Raymond S Soria Janneli Lea A Baliatan Eden G Paguican Engielle R Ong John Burtkenley T Lapus Mark R Fernandez Dan Ferdinand D Quimba Zareth P Uichanco Christopher L |
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| Institution: | Associate Professor, National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Philippines;;MSc Student/Geologist, National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Philippines;;MSc Student/Geologist, National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Philippines;;MSc Student/Geologist, National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Philippines;;MSc Student/Geologist, National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Philippines;;MSc Student, National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Philippines;;Researcher/Geophysicist, Manila Obervatory, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines;;MSc Student/Geologist, National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Philippines;;Researcher/Geologist, Manila Obervatory, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines;;MSc Student/Geologist, National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Philippines;;Geologist, National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Philippines. |
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| Abstract: | A rockslide-debris avalanche destroyed the remote village of Guinsaugon in Southern Leyte, Philippines, on 17 February 2006. Although search and rescue procedures were implemented immediately, the scale of the landslide and a lack of information about its nature resulted in unfocused and imprecise efforts in the early days of the operation. Technical support was only introduced five days after the event, provided by a team of volunteer geologists, geophysicists, and meteorologists. By the time search and rescue operations were transferred to specific target sites, however, the chances of finding survivors trapped under the rubble had diminished. In such critical situations, speed, accuracy, and the maximum appropriation of resources are crucial. We emphasise here the need for a systematic and technically informed approach to search and rescue missions in large-scale landslide disaster contexts, and the formulation of better disaster management policies in general. Standard procedures must be developed and enforced to improve how civil authorities respond to natural calamities. |
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| Keywords: | avalanche debris Guinsaugon landslide Leyte rockslide search and rescue Southern Leyte |
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