Post by Markoz on Nov 10th, 2013 at 7:23am
Just an update.
We are not sleeping well. We are too worried about the family. We have not heard anything from our family in Casanayan, but we have had contact with family in Roxas City, who also have not heard from anyone in Casanayan.
The village has suffered extensive damage, but there have been no loss of lives reported so far. So that's good.
Houses on/near the beach have been severely damaged/destroyed. The street that the house is on, many houses have been damaged/destroyed by coconut and lima trees falling on them. We are not yet sure if this includes their house.
The worst news we have gotten, is that the village of Binon An has at least 100 bodies floating in the bay. My father-in-law comes from there and his brothers house, in that village, was right on the waters edge! And I do mean the waters edge -last time I was there, 2004/05, I could sit on the back veranda and dangle my toes in the water! So it's not sounding good for them at all. This could mean that some of Lorna's Aunts/Uncles/Cousins may have perished in the storm. We pray they haven't.
Over the last 24 hours, we are seeing photos and videos of different areas of the Province (Capiz) and the bordering Province (Iloilo), and th destruction is heartbreaking. And now there are reports that another typhoon could develop and its projected path is almost identical to Haiyan/Yolanda's path. :(
This is a view of the damage in Casanayan! Hopefully our house isn't in that bad a condition. :-/
This is our house. The large antenna on the roof is for Cell Phone and WiFi (internet) reception - it was taken down before the typhoon came through.
We are not sleeping well. We are too worried about the family. We have not heard anything from our family in Casanayan, but we have had contact with family in Roxas City, who also have not heard from anyone in Casanayan.
The village has suffered extensive damage, but there have been no loss of lives reported so far. So that's good.
Houses on/near the beach have been severely damaged/destroyed. The street that the house is on, many houses have been damaged/destroyed by coconut and lima trees falling on them. We are not yet sure if this includes their house.
The worst news we have gotten, is that the village of Binon An has at least 100 bodies floating in the bay. My father-in-law comes from there and his brothers house, in that village, was right on the waters edge! And I do mean the waters edge -last time I was there, 2004/05, I could sit on the back veranda and dangle my toes in the water! So it's not sounding good for them at all. This could mean that some of Lorna's Aunts/Uncles/Cousins may have perished in the storm. We pray they haven't.
Over the last 24 hours, we are seeing photos and videos of different areas of the Province (Capiz) and the bordering Province (Iloilo), and th destruction is heartbreaking. And now there are reports that another typhoon could develop and its projected path is almost identical to Haiyan/Yolanda's path. :(
This is a view of the damage in Casanayan! Hopefully our house isn't in that bad a condition. :-/
This is our house. The large antenna on the roof is for Cell Phone and WiFi (internet) reception - it was taken down before the typhoon came through.