‘Landmasses created by coastal uplift not livable’
MANILA, Philippines — New landmasses formed by the coastal uplift following the recent magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao are not fit to live in and may be declared as geological monuments, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol said the agency detected the rise of coastlines in 35 areas, particularly in Sarangani and Davao Occidental after the quake struck on June 8.
While beachfronts have widened, the coastal uplift affected marine life, Bacolcol said at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay yesterday.
“These are uninhabitable because they are geological monuments,” he said.
Bacolcol cited the Loon-Maribojoc Geological Monument, which was established after a magnitude 7.2 temblor struck Cebu in 2013.
A geological monument is usually preserved by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, an attached agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
The DENR and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources are assessing areas where the coastal uplift was detected.
- Latest
- Trending
