Almost 100 houses damaged by huge waves in La Union
abs-cbnNEWS.com | 01/11/2009 9:54 PM
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Almost a hundred houses were destroyed or damaged by huge waves which hit a coastal barangay in La Union province Saturday evening.
77 houses were reported totally destroyed while ten houses were damaged after huge waves pounded Barangay Alaska in Aringay town in La Union.
Almost 500 residents were reported to have lost their homes. There was no reported casualty in the incident.
Residents said the huge waves have already reached 100 meters inland from the coastline. They said the high tide may have caused the huge waves.
The affected residents were evacuated to the Alaska Elementary School while aid and assistance were provided by the local officials as well as ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya program. With a report from Xenia Ribaya, ABS-CBN News North Luzon
