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DRAFT COPY Natural Disaster Risk Profile Province: Southern Region: Eastern (Region VIII)

Population: 390,847 (2007) is a province of the located in the

Region (Region VIII). City is the capital of the province. Sothern Leyte Density: 217.5 / sq. km ranks as the second least populated area in the region, but it is one of the 563.3 / sq. mi most disaster-prone areas in the country. The province’s geological features Municipalities/City: 19 • and location render it vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including • Bontoc flooding, tsunamis, rain-induced , hazards and storm • City of Maasin surges. (Capital) • • • • Liloan • • Malitbog • • Padre Burgos • • Saint Bernard • San Francisco • San Juan • • • Sogod •

Poverty Incidence (200 9): 43.3 % Human Development Index (2006): 0.554 Airport: Panan-awan (Maasin) Airport Primary Economic Natural Hazard Risks: Activities: • • Abaca Fiber • Fishing The province lies within the . The major fault lines traverse the • Livestock municipalities of Sogod, Libagon and San Juan to . According to the Mines • Poultry and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), these areas experienced magnitude 6.9 earthquakes in 1907 and 1948 and magnitude 6.4 earthquake in July 1984. OCHA Philippines 30 th Floor, Yuchengco Tower, RCBC Plaza | 6819 Ayala Avenue | City, The province has 18 major rivers. Of these, Subangdaku River in Sogod municipality is the Tel. +63 (0) 2 843-9553| Fax. +63 (0)2 889 7177 | largest. Subang Daku has a very wide floodplain and becomes hazardous during heavy [email protected] | rains. In 2001, the river overflowed, inundating low-lying towns of Liloan and San Vicente and destroying then ongoing flood control project. The province also has an http://ph.one.un.org/response inland lake, , located in the mountains of San Juan and Anahaw towns.

Landslide The MGB has warned that province’s geological features make it susceptible to landslides and flooding. In December 2003, a in San Francisco municipality killed 200 people and destroyed most of the town. In February 2006, Guinsaugon, Saint Bernard Municipality, was almost flattened due to a landslide, which killed 1,800 of its 1,857 residents.

Population Vulnerability Profile: Approximate number of people (or percentage of the total population) highly susceptible to natural hazards: 1. Flooding: 249,941 (or 64% of the total Density: population of the province) 2. Tsunami: 221,321 (57%)

3. Rain induced landslide: 214,640 (55%)

4. Earthquake hazard: 135,929 (35%)

5. Storm surge: 207,778 (53%)

Earthquake Vulnerability Map Flood Vulnerability Map

Legend Areas Prone to Hazard High Susceptibility Barangay Population < 500 500 - 1500 > 1500

Landslide Vulnerability Map Tsunami Vulnerability Map

Storm surge Vulnerability Map Natural Hazards Vulnerability Map

Vulnerability is the conditions determined by physical and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a commu nity to the impact of hazards. Risk is the probability of harmful consequences, or expected losses (deaths, injuries, property, economic activity disrupted) resulting from interactions between natural hazards and vulnerable conditions. (Source: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction)

Government Contact Points(s): , Chai rman, Data Sources: READY Project, Office of Civil Defense(OCD), National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), Phil. Institute of Southern Leyte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Volcanology (PHILVOCS), Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical (PDRRMC) Administration(PAG-ASA), National Statistics Office (NSO), National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) and Human Development Network (HDN)

Natural Disaster Risk Profi le Province: Southern Leyte Region: Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)