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A waterspout destroyed four houses in a coastal village in Misamis Oriental early Monday morning.
The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported that the waterspout that hit Purok 2, Barangay Tubigan, Initao town, also injured three people.
Sixteen other houses were damaged and 20 families were affected.
The injured were identified as 57-year-old Ricardo Bebangco, his wife Helen, 52, and their 13-year-old son Crilfel. They were treated at the Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital in Initao, said Fernando Vincent Dy Jr., PDRRMO officer-in-charge.
Pag-asa weather specialist Mario Guya said waterspouts are normally associated with weather disturbances such as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which is bringing rain to Misamis Oriental.
The waterspout left P315,000 in property damage and P36,500 in crop damage, according to the PDRRMO.
"We sent food packs to the families and currently, our team is still looking for temporary shelters," Dy said.