CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – A tornado destroyed at least 65 houses in two Mindoro Oriental towns Saturday night, police said.
Chief Superintendent Luisito Palmera, Region 4-B police director, said the tornado also knocked down trees and power and phone lines in a number of villages in Bongabong and Naujan towns.
The affected villagers have sought refuge in churches and their relatives’ homes.
A number of families in Naujan were also evacuated as the river swelled due to continuous rainfall spawned by a low pressure area that prevailed over Southern Luzon. – Arnell Ozaeta