Sun.Star: 2 hurt, 12 families displaced in Pampanga tornado

At least two persons, one a child, were injured and 12 families rendered homeless after a tornado hit three villages in Candaba town in Pampanga province Monday afternoon. Sun-Star Pampanga (www.sunstar.com.ph) reported Wednesday that the victims were initially identified only as Erwin, 12, and one Beng Chu, a stay-in worker of a duck farm. The tornado destroyed two houses and damaged 10 others in the villages of Tinejero, Talang and Dalayab. Maricris Santos, a resident of Barangay Tinejero, said she and her family were inside their home when the tornado hit their area. She said their roof was blown away. Their roof was later found in a nearby rice field, she said. Tinejero village chairman Alfredo Lajong said it was the first time that a tornado hit their area. Mayor Jerry Pelayo, who inspected the area on Tuesday, promised financial assistance to the affected families so they could rebuild their houses. - GMANews.TV