What the records say
- When
- 10 Jul 2000
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 14.72° N, 121.10° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Payatas landslide.
Summary
Hundreds of shanties are buried in a collapse of a dumpsite, destabilized by torrential rains caused by tropical cyclones, in Payatas, Quezon City; 234 people are confirmed killed, as high as 800 are missing and presumed dead.
Payatas landslide
2000 landfill collapse in Quezon City, Philippines
The Payatas landslide was a garbage dump collapse at Payatas, Quezon City, Philippines, on July 10, 2000. A large pile of garbage first collapsed and then went up in flames which resulted in the destruction of about 100 houses.
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