TYPHOON-HIT. The "Wow Sipalay" signage along the Poblacion Beach remains firmly fixed in place after Typhoon Odette slammed into southern Negros Occidental on Dec. 16, 2021. Sipalay City has recorded 16 casualties, the highest in the province, city government data showed as of Monday (Dec. 20, 2021). (Photo courtesy of Sipalay City Tourism Officer Jerick Lacson) BACOLOD CITY - Urgent appeals for assistance resonate from Sipalay City, the top tourist destination in Negros Occidental, which is one of the areas hit hardest by Typhoon Odette in the province. In the aftermath of tropical cyclone winds and rains that pummeled and inundated southern Negros overnight on Dec. 16, Sipalay was left with at least 16 persons dead, the highest in Negros Occidental, based on city government data as of Monday. The city and its neighboring localities still have no power supply and mobile data connection in the area is limited. City tourism officer Jerick Lacson told the Philippine News Agency
TYPHOON-HIT. The "Wow Sipalay" signage along the Poblacion Beach remains firmly fixed in place after Typhoon Odette slammed into southern Negros Occidental on Dec. 16, 2021. Sipalay City has recorded 16 casualties, the highest in the province, city government data showed as of Monday (Dec. 20, 2021). (Photo courtesy of Sipalay City Tourism Officer Jerick Lacson) BACOLOD CITY - Urgent appeals for assistance resonate from Sipalay City, the top tourist destination in Negros Occidental, which is one of the areas hit hardest by Typhoon Odette in the province. In the aftermath of tropical cyclone winds and rains that pummeled and inundated southern Negros overnight on Dec. 16, Sipalay was left with at least 16 persons dead, the highest in Negros Occidental, based on city government data as of Monday. The city and its neighboring localities still have no power supply and mobile data connection in the area is limited. City tourism officer Jerick Lacson told the Philippine News Agency