MANDAUE CITY, Cebu -- The at least 26 families, who lost their homes to a fire that hit Barangay Tipolo in Mandaue City on Sunday, are now accommodated at the barangay’s gymnasium.Mandaue City
Personnel from the City Social Welfare and Services conduct a validation of Tipolo fire victims. | Photo from FB page of Jonas Cortes
Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said they had started the distribution of disaster kits that included blankets, malongs and toiletries to the affected families. “Padayon ang profiling ug validation sa mga nabiktima sa sunog sa Pacienca Compound, Barangay Tipolo nga niigo sa 10 ka kabalayan diin naka apektar ug gibana-bana 26 ka pamilya,” Cortes said in an update which he posted on his social media page.The fire left a total of 81 individuals homeless during a time when Mandaue City and the rest of Cebu province is affected by the continuous raining caused by Tropical Storm Agaton.