SINKHOLE SWALLOWS BOARDING HOUSE IN BENGUET
ITOGON, Benguet: At least 78 families were left homeless after a sinkhole opened up in Batuang Road in Virac, Itogon, in Benguet and swallowed a boarding house on Thursday afternoon a day after Typhoon Lando left the country.
According to a certain Mary Ann, one of the boarders, she was at the window of the house when she saw an avocado tree across Batuang Road suddenly disappear around 4:30 p.m.
She then heard a strange, rumbling sound coming from the ground. Sensing danger she immediately ran outside as sghe alerted other residents to fee.
In 15 minutes, the house sank in the