Pictorial Fact Sheet

Beach Erosion at San Rafael, Dulag, Leyte - Erosion caused by the Cove Wall

Pic01. Before the erosion began , the south end of San Rafael Beach. December 2008.

Pic02. Before the erosion began, south end of San Rafael Beach. December 2008, looking north:,

The person on the beach is walking along the beach in front of the Rock World Industries property.
There is yet no concrete poles or pieces of broken highway concrete on the beach.  The nipa hut
in the distance and the coconut  trees behind it have been washed away.

The next picture (Pic03) was taken in August 2009. Discarded Cement poles have been laid
across the beach blocking the way along the beach in front of the Rock World Industries property.
Beach erosion has started beside the northern fence of the Rock World Industries property.

Pic03

As a result of the erosion caused by the concrete poles, by August 2010, as shown in the next two
pictures, the owners of Rock World Industries had dumped piles of broken up concrete from the
highway at the north eastern corner of the property and in an arc following the changing beach line
alongside the northern wall of the property.

The next picture (Pic05), taken on 20 August 2010, shows erosion around the wall worsening, coconut trees
starting to be threatened and the line of the beach changing.

Pic05

Pic06, taken on 26 November 2010, shows the erosion cutting back behind the concrete, moving the
beach head inland 20 metres or so from the pre concrete beach head.

Pic07 also taken on 26 November 2010 was taken from the top of the concrete looking north.
The beach head was previously to the right. The picture shows the eroded beachhead moving
north destroying everything in its path.

Pic08 Falling Coconut trees 26 November 2010

Pic09 150 metres north of the concrete 27 November 2010.

Pic10 Catastrophic erosion moving north.1 December 2010.

Pic11 Looking back south to the cause 1 December 2010

Pic12 Catastrophic erosion moving north.1 December 2010. (The beach used to be to the right
of where this picture was taken.)