A whirlwind destroyed three houses and damaged seven others in Puroks Lower Baras, Upper Baras and Kalubihan in Brgy. Bantayan, Kabankalan City, Thursday afternoon, Mayor Benjie Miranda said Friday, May 19.
No one was injured as most of the children were in school and their parents, who are mostly farmers, were working in the fields, he said. The whirlwind that flattened houses also destroyed trees and plants in its path, Miranda said.
He said food assistance has been delivered to the victims who started to rebuild their homes on Friday.
The city government will give P4,000 each to those whose houses were destroyed and P3,000 for those with damaged houses, Miranda said.
He also gave P1,000 to each of the affected families from his personal funds, Miranda added.
What is important is no lives were lost and no one was injured, he said.*