Fire sweeps through impoverished Davao City village, destroys 150 houses

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:49:21 +0000

Fire sweeps through impoverished Davao City village, destroys 150 houses

DAVAO CITY — A two-hour fire swept through an urban poor community here on Friday (Aug. 16) destroying at least 150 houses. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the fire broke out around 11:20 a.m. on the second floor of a house owned by couple Layla and King Elasio in the coastal village of 23-C Isla Verde. […]

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Waves as big as houses displace 357 families in Davao City coastal villages

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 11:14:34 +0000

At least 50 houses were destroyed and 98 took severe damage when waves as big as the structures themselves, whipped up by the southwest monsoon

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