TWENTY-THREE families of informal settlers were displaced after huge monsoon waves battered the shoreline of Shanghai Village, Barangay 75-A, Davao City 7:00 pm Tuesday.
Kagawad Jet Gaban said most of the affected families sought refuge with relatives residing some distance from the sea while only two families sought refuge in the barangay covered court.
The extent of damage done is still being assessed to determine in what form assistance will be rendered by the city government.
Srong waves started to reach the dwellings of the settlers during high tide destroying a makeshift bridge that connected their shanties to the mainland.
Gaban said the residents had been forewarned of the danger that monsoon waves which occur between July and September bring.
“The waves were unusually strong and bigger, unlike in the past that they simply dissipated as they hit the shoreline. Last night, the waves literally rammed the shanties,” he said.
Gaban revealed that the residents are originally set for relocation on the higher grounds of Barangay Catalunan Grande in accordance to their agreement with the owner of the property where their destroyed shanties were located. [PIA 11]
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