10 miners killed by Carmen Copper Mine landslide, Philippines

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 16 March 2019 at 02:23:29 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 12 December 2020 at 21:31:34 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 15 December 2020 at 02:23:19 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 24 December 2020 at 21:31:34 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 29 January 2021 at 02:23:31 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Mine, landslide, geohazard, emergency, man made disaster, Philippines
Fig. 1 - S2 (15.12.2020) - Philippines was hit by Tropical Storm Krovanh (also known as Tropical Storm Vicky) at the end of December.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (29.01.2021) - Following this, a very large landslide occurred at the Carmen Copper Mine on 21 December 2020.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (12.12.2020) - The northern end of the slope failed, most the material had a large fall height and it entered the lake with high energy.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (24.12.2020) - 10 miners were killed by the landslide and the ensuing wave.
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