Post by Markoz on Nov 11th, 2013 at 3:51pm
By all reports up to now, there have been no deaths reported in Casanayan. Lot's of destruction of homes though, all Nipa huts (thatch houses) are gone.
Lots of photos are emerging from Casanayan now and the place is a mess. Trees, power poles and lines, debris, and roofs litter the streets, while many city blocks, that once had homes in them, are just debris fields now. It is a heartbreaking scene, as we know many of these people, they are friends of Lorna's family since she was a child.
The "compound" (almost an entire city block) where our house is, and two other concrete houses are, is fine, with the roofs still on top! Of course the Nipa huts that were in the compound are gone.
The top, front of the roof of our house can be seen in the red circle. The photo was taken from 1 block south at what is called "The Welcome Sign", which is there to greet people as they enter the town.
Our car (which we bought last year) survived with little or no damage, so we have been told. We bought the car in great condition and have done everything to keep it that way, so we were glad to hear that it is okay! The car is called an "Owner", built in 2001. It's design is based on the US Army WWII Jeeps (thousands were left behind in the Philippines at the end of WWII)! It's body is made of stainless steel (don't ask why, it just is), it has a Toyota 1.3 Litre 4K engine and mag wheels! Ever since I first saw one in Manila, I wanted to buy one. It took a while, but I finally got one. I felt like sharing a couple of pics of it below (I guess it's because I'm so happy today).
This is the "Owner" parked beside the house.
This is the "Owner" parked across the road from the house.
Lots of photos are emerging from Casanayan now and the place is a mess. Trees, power poles and lines, debris, and roofs litter the streets, while many city blocks, that once had homes in them, are just debris fields now. It is a heartbreaking scene, as we know many of these people, they are friends of Lorna's family since she was a child.
The "compound" (almost an entire city block) where our house is, and two other concrete houses are, is fine, with the roofs still on top! Of course the Nipa huts that were in the compound are gone.
The top, front of the roof of our house can be seen in the red circle. The photo was taken from 1 block south at what is called "The Welcome Sign", which is there to greet people as they enter the town.
Our car (which we bought last year) survived with little or no damage, so we have been told. We bought the car in great condition and have done everything to keep it that way, so we were glad to hear that it is okay! The car is called an "Owner", built in 2001. It's design is based on the US Army WWII Jeeps (thousands were left behind in the Philippines at the end of WWII)! It's body is made of stainless steel (don't ask why, it just is), it has a Toyota 1.3 Litre 4K engine and mag wheels! Ever since I first saw one in Manila, I wanted to buy one. It took a while, but I finally got one. I felt like sharing a couple of pics of it below (I guess it's because I'm so happy today).
This is the "Owner" parked beside the house.
This is the "Owner" parked across the road from the house.