Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Photo by Colonel Philip Lapinid of CENTCOM
Based on an eyewitness account of civil military operations officer of Centcom Colonel Philip Lapinid who joined the aerial survey, 100 percent of structures in Guiuan “either had their roofs blown away or sustained major damage.â€
“Nearly all coconut trees fell. We saw people in the streets, seemingly dazed. Trucks and cars were left in the streets where they were stopped in their tracks as Yolanda struck…It was almost lunchtime but there was no smoke from cooking fires,†he said in his Facebook post.
Unlike in Tacloban City in nearby Leyte province, Lapinid said in a separate interview with INQUIRER.net that there were no signs of dead bodies on the streets.
“There were a few people walking. No vehicles were moving but there were few bikes and motorcycles moving around,†he said.
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