A day after the Feb. 17, 2006, Guinsaugon mudslide in St. Bernard, Southern Leyte, Inquirer photographer Edwin Bacasmas found himself chest deep in trouble. Despite the risks and utter desolation of the landscape, Bacasmas decided to cross a river to get pictures of less accessible areas. “The ground was soft because of the rains, but there were rocks I could step on so I wasn’t worried,” he recounted. As he scoped the area, taking shots as he went, Bacasmas suddenly found he couldn’t pull out his right foot from the mud. “I started at mid-calf, then before I knew it, I was up to my chest in mud!” Bacasmas said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 08, 2019 18:56 UTC