A bus that got stuck in the sand at Margaha Beach in Sagay City was submerged in water Wednesday, August 25, Wally Afuang, Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office head, said.
The driver parked the Cebro bus on the beach front that is not allowed after his passengers had disembarked, he said.
The bus then got stuck in the sand and could not be pulled out of the area as the tide rose, or the rescuers’ vehicle would also get stuck, Afuang said.
It was submerged in water with only its roof visible from the shore until the tide subsided at about 5 p.m., he said.*