Tornado ruins 30 houses in La Union

- Jun Elias - The Philippine Star

August 29, 2012 | 12:00am

SAN FERNANDO, La Union, Philippines – A tornado destroyed at least 30 houses in five barangays here yesterday afternoon, disaster officials said.

The twister struck houses and bancas and damaged power cables in the coastal villages of Poro Point, Catbangen, Ilocanos Sur, Ilocanos Norte, and Carlatan, they said.

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Tornado ruins 30 houses in La Union

AFTERNOON

BANCAS

BARANGAYS

CARLATAN

CATBANGEN

HOUSES

ILOCANOS

ILOCANOS NORTE

ILOCANOS SUR

LA UNION

PORO POINT

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