Tuesday, August 4, 2015

August 3, 1999: CHERRY HILLS SUBDIVISION TRAGEDY (1999)


Cherry Hills Subdivision , Antipolo, Rizal August 3, 1999

On the night of August 3, 1999, heavy torrential rains caused a landslide that killed 58 people and buried over 100 houses at Cherry Hills Subdivision in Antipolo City, Rizal province, Philippines. The landslide was primarily caused by the heavy rains of the approaching Typhoon Olga.

On August 3, 1999, heavy torrential rains caused a landslide at Cherry Hills Subdivision in Antipolo City.

The subdivision became a death trap when its foundations filled with water and the whole complex slid down the hill on which it was built. (photo) (source)