In memory of the murdered environment, in memory of the murdered people: environmental destruction in Mindanao at its worse

Cha N. Lavandero — 2012-01-25T07:49:31Z

The tragedy that had ravaged the areas in many areas of Northern Mindanao during the flashfloods that hit Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City last December 17, 2011 and the landslide in Pantukan Compostela Valley last January 5, 2012 are more than enough of a wake up call for everyone. The government may have responded through different reliefs and aids for the victims but still a very vital reality had been bypassed. The hows and whys of the people are answered through a generic explanation safe enough to justify the incident. It is because of the tropical storm Sendong that passes through the area of Mindanao with heavy rain-falls and the unexpected rise of the water levels in the rivers-great enough to consume all the houses near the river banks, created new pathways and submerged deep the areas that is before haven't experienced flooding. Therefore, it was an unexpected fate that caught everybody unprepared.

- IV444 - January 2012 / Philippines, Ecology and the Environment

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In memory of the murdered environment, in memory of the murdered people: environmental destruction in Mindanao at its worse