Ormoc flood in '91 caused by environmental destruction?

Ormoc residents in search of their love ones, after flashflood hit in November 1991.

SPC after the flood

the dead bodies of the flood victims hauled by dump trucks

The dead bodies scattered (nagpasad lang ang mga patay pagkahuman sa lunop)

One of the most horrible natural calamities that I’ve witness was the flashflood that hit Ormoc in 1991. I was only 11 years old then, and even in the neighboring town of Palompon, more than 60 kms from Ormoc, electricity and water was cut for one month. More than 8,000 lives perished during that fateful November 5, 1991.

It was perceived by many as caused by massive deforestation and other environmental destruction. Makalilisang ang panimalos sa kinaiyahan nga atong gipamanamastamasan, gidagmalan ug way kukalouy nga gi-abusohan. Karon, ug sa umaabot, ang panimalos sa kinaiyahan atong nasinati…..