Portion of Zambales beach collapses

A portion of the Puerto del Mar beach in Candelaria, Zambales, collapsed Saturday afternoon, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Sunday.

No injuries or fatalities have been reported as a result of the phenomenon, but the army has secured the shoreline and prohibited swimming in the area for now.

Jasareno said that the collapse was due to natural causes. "This is a natural phenomenon.

"There may have been soil erosion because of the strength of the tidal waves or there may be a sinkhole," he said.

A team of geologists from the Mines Bureau geologists has been sent to the area to determine the cause of the beach collapse.

Jasareno added that there are no magnetite mining operations in the area, and that the MGB will see if the same phenomenon has been occurring in other areas nearby. — BM, GMA News

Photo courtesy of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau