Samar tornado affects 500, destroys 85 homes — NDRRMC

Around 500 people were affected and 85 houses were destroyed by a tornado that hit Calbayog City in Samar, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said late Sunday. The NDRRMC reported that the tornado hit Barangay Binaliw in Calbayog City at about 3:15 p.m. Friday. The NDRRMC also mentioned that there were three "casualties," but gave no further details. The local disaster risk reduction and management council, meanwhile, was providing relief items to the affected residents. — Joel Locsin/DVM, GMA News