Philippines: ‘Tornado’ Hits Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City

A reported “tornado” hit Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu Province in the Philippines on Monday.
Philippines: ‘Tornado’ Hits Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City
Jack Phillips
11/4/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

A reported “tornado” hit Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu Province in the Philippines on Monday.

The Cebu provincial government confirmed there was a tornado on Twitter.

The Sun-Star reported that it hit at around 7:50 p.m. on Monday.

The paper published photos of the damage done during the incident, including a roof that got ripped off a mall.

The Cebu Daily News reported that there was “no power in some areas in #Mandaue City,“ adding that it was a ”mini tornado.”

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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