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CATASTROPHE. The landslide site in Kan-ipa village, Baybay City, Leyte province in this April 10, 2022 photo. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau on Friday (April 29, 2022) identified eight sites in the city as highly susceptible to landslides.(Contributed photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) regional office here on Friday initially identified eight villages in Baybay City as danger zones after showing early signs of landslides. The MGB found the susceptibility of these communities after a thorough assessment of these areas in response to reports from residents of visible tension cracks. MGB Eastern Visayas Regional Director Carlos Tayag said these sites are in the villages of Mailhi, Kantagnos, Bunga, Maypatag, Makinhas, Cagumay, Mag-aso, and Kan-ipa. "Not all of these areas had occurrence of catastrophic landslide on April 10, but the presence of these cracks in steep slopes will surely trigger landslide if there is heavy rainfall," Tayag told reporter