Wednesday, November 21, 2007 (Philippines)

As authorities limited traffic on the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge to Mandaue-bound vehicles only, some students, vendors and workers headed for Lapu-Lapu decided to walk across, rather than go through the other bridge. Traffic was expected to be heavy last night, the eve of Lapu-Lapu City’s fiesta.(Sun.star photo/Allan Cuizon) AS STORM winds whipped Cebu, a 10-year-old girl and her aunt were making their way across Toong river to go home last Monday afternoon. But a surge of water swept away the girl, carrying her more than 20 kilometers. Scavengers at the Inayawan dumpsite found Agnes L. Tabay’s body in a grassy area along the dumpsite in Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City at 6 a.m. yesterday. She was lying face down and no longer had clothes on. Tabay was identified by her aunt Cleofe Abelgas, who rushed to the dumpsite after receiving reports about the discovery of a girl’s body. The 10-year-old girl was the only known fatality of tropical storm Lando, which caught Cebu by surprise Monday afternoon. [full story]