Sunday, 9 December 2012
Communications finally came back but were shaky as always. The extent of the damage was becoming clear: flattened crops, maize, rice, bananas, and vegetable crops,… Read More »Sunday, 9 December 2012
Sitio Bendum
Friday, 7 December 2012
Upon revisiting Busay, we saw that not only was there a landslide but the two small bridges were washed out. The road over the landslide… Read More »Friday, 7 December 2012
Thursday, 6 December 2012
After a breakfast of bingala and palao cooked in coconut milk, the children went to school at about 7:30 am. Cleaning in the school went… Read More »Thursday, 6 December 2012
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Early in the morning, people began returning to their houses. People from the village contributed their share to the breakfast, although we ate late due… Read More »Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
By breakfast, the rains were continuous and Mercy, one of the local teachers, came to say they wanted to send the children home from school,… Read More »Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Monday, 3 December 2012
The rains started during the afternoon planning meeting for Kaamulan, the annual cultural gathering. ESSC staff warned that storm signal number 1 was raised, so… Read More »Monday, 3 December 2012