1.

Cite recent natural disasters in the Philippines that caused the following
A. Landslide

More than 100 people were killed in landslides and floods brought on by tropical storm
Megi, also known locally as Agaton, which made landfall over the weekend on the Philippines'
Leyte Island. Leyte is an island in the country's easternmost province and is home to farmland
and coastal villages. On April 12, 2022, a landslide in the Pilar village of Abuyog town, which is
bordered by the sea on one side and a mountain on the other, destroyed about a hundred homes
with mud and downed trees. This amounted to practically every residence in the hamlet.

B. Storm Surge

On October 29, 2022, Tropical Storm Nalgae—known as Paeng in the local language—
hit the Philippines. Wide rain bands flooded regions to the south, including the severely affected
provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur, despite the fact that the storm's
center moved through the northern section of the nation. Numerous landslides and storm surges
were brought on around the region by the intense rains. In the cloud-filled image above, debris
flows blanketed the neighboring mountain slopes and buried buildings in the seaside community
of Kusiong. Numerous fatalities were caused by debris slides, and scores of people were still
missing, according to press sources. The storm is said to be to blame for over 100 fatalities.

C. Flood

Authorities reported on January 2, 2023 that thousands of people in the Philippines were
still staying in emergency shelters after the terrible Christmas floods, with a dead toll of 51 and
19 still unaccounted for. Coconut palms were uprooted and homes built of light materials were
practically crushed at the seashore town of Cabol-anon. According to the National Tragedy Risk
Reduction and Management Council, the Northern Mindanao area took the brunt of the disaster,
with 25 fatalities. Fishermen whose boats capsized were among the missing, while the majority
of the fatalities were caused by drowning and landslides. In most areas, the flooding decreased,
but more than 8,600 people were still staying in shelters. According to the emergency
management organization, the floods destroyed almost 4,500 homes in addition to highways and
bridges.
 D. Earthquake

Authorities in the Southeast Asian nation reported that a strong earthquake slammed the
northern Philippines on July 27, 2022, leaving 130 people wounded. At 8:43 a.m., a 7.0-
magnitude earthquake struck northern Luzon, the nation's most populous island. time zone. The
agency first gave the earthquake a magnitude of 7.1 before lowering it to 7.0. The earthquake
affected more than 21,000 people and damaged infrastructure to the tune of $687 million,
according to the Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center.
According to the Office of Civil Defense and the state-run Philippine News Agency (PNA),
more than 400 residences, dozens of schools, hospitals, bridges, the historic Vigan Cathedral,
and Banta Bell Tower were all destroyed in northern Luzon (OCD).

E. Volcanic Eruption

One of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, Taal last erupted in July 2021. In
January 2020, there was a significant eruption that caused more than 376,000 people to flee their
homes. The volcano has temporarily slowed down, but the mayor of the lakeside village of
Laurel told The Associated Press that if the volcanic activity persists, up to 8,000 inhabitants in
her town will need to be evacuated. The warning level will continue at a 3 out of 5 until it is
verified that the volcano has stabilized, according to Renato Solidum of the volcanology
institute, who spoke to the Associated Press. Authorities have issued a temporary restriction on
lake activities and issued ashfall warnings to nearby villages. The region has received a warning
for aircraft to avoid it.

2. Discuss the nature and extent of the disasters.

Disasters don't appear naturally, or maybe other disasters do occur naturally but not often.
It is their nature to come, and they will come, eventually. And there are several extents that we
should always put in mind when it comes to disasters. The extent of a disaster was categorized
into four categories, hazard, vulnerability, risks, and capacity. Each of those extents plays a vital
role in order for a disaster to be classified and identified as an official disaster. Just like what I
have mentioned in the previous disasters above, they have certain cause-and-effect pushovers for
it to occur, and they have a certain extent needed to be identified for it to be called a disaster.
Those are the nature and extent of the disasters
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