Super Typhoon ‘Pepito’ unleashed its fury in Catanduanes, where it made landfall late Saturday evening, leaving a trail of destruction the next day. The latest tropical cyclone continues to trigger heavy rains and strong winds over Southern Luzon and the Bicol regions this weekend.
These photos taken and uploaded on social media by different Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) teams in Baras and Viga, Catanduanes show the extent of damage ‘Pepito’ caused in several villages:
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Super Typhoon ‘Pepito’ destroys what used to be a public space in Brgy. Tambongon, Viga, Catanduanes. (Courtesy: MDRRMO Viga, Catanduanes)
The storm tore the corrugated roofs of some houses in this neighborhood in Brgy. Tambongon, Viga, Catanduanes. (Courtesy: MDRRMO Viga, Catanduanes)
Local disaster officials walk through toppled banana trees that block a road in Baras, Catanduanes. (Courtesy: MDRRMO Baras, Catanduanes)
Villagers walk around a neighborhood in Viga, Catanduanes after Super Typhoon ‘Pepito’ passes. (Courtesy: MDRRMO Viga, Catanduanes)
Super Typhoon ‘Pepito’ destroys a house in Baras, Catanduanes. (Courtesy: MDRRMO Baras, Catanduanes)
