Toppled trees due to strong winds caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” damaged the roof of a classroom in Olongapo City (Photo courtesy of Kagawad John Tagulao Cruz)
OLONGAPO CITY — A classroom and a house in this city were damaged by trees that were knocked down by strong winds due to Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” (international name Nalgae), authorities said Monday, Oct. 31.
In a Facebook post, Kagawad (councilor) John Tagulao Cruz of Barangay Sta. Rita showed the damage caused by tree trunks pierced through the roof of an empty classroom at Balic-Balic Elementary School.
Cruz also said that a house in the village was also struck by a large tree trunk, damaging the roof.
In both incidents, no one was injured.
At the height of Paeng’s onslaught, the city was placed under Storm Signal No. 3 on Oct. 29.
Paeng also raised the water level in one of the rivers in the city to an alarming mark on Sunday. INQ
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