Rampaging runoff from the steep slopes of the fabled Mt. Arayat in the Philippines at the height of Typhoon Santi on Friday evening cut a wide swath of destruction in the village of Ayala in Magalang at the foot of the mountain. The high-velocity deluge overflowed the main road, broke down concrete fences and destroyed properties, including rice crops and fishponds, estimated to be worth millions of pesos. Weve never seen anything like this before. It used to be teeming with forest and wildlife until illegal logging, slash-and-burn farming and other activities destroyed much of its natural resources. Run-offs are not a new experience here. They occur almost every rainy season, damaging crops and properties and washing away a flimsy bridge built over rows of huge culverts each time. But the run-offs seem to get worse each time. And this year is considered to be the worst in years. sunstar.ph/pampanga/local-news/2013/10/17/magalang-village-hit-violent-runoff-309083
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:35:39 +0000
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