Narra tree in La Paz falls

A narra tree estimated to be around 45 years old in La Paz, Iloilo City fell yesterday morning, Aug. 3. DYRI RMN ILOILO PHOTO
A narra tree estimated to be around 45 years old in La Paz, Iloilo City fell yesterday morning, Aug. 3. DYRI RMN ILOILO PHOTO

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS

ILOILO City – An old narra tree fell in Barangay Burgos-Mabini, La Paz, past 11 a.m. yesterday, Aug. 3. No one was injured.

According to Punong Barangay Lilibeth Eduardo, the tree fell gradually, so motorists and residents were able to evade it.

“Ang puno sang kahoy ara sa sulod sang balay, more than 45 years na ina dira. Sa sige ang ulan-ulan medyo nagahulag ang iya nga branches, gina amat-amat namon kuha,” he said in an interview with Aksyon Radyo Iloilo.

He added: “Nautod lang ni ang lawas niya kay kung pati ang roots sigurado ang balay mahul-ab gid.”

The barangay earlier reported the tree’s condition to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

“[On Wednesday, Aug. 2] may nag-agi nga truck, nasagaid kag sa sulod medyo nag-crack na ang puno so gin-report namon sa DENR kag gin hulat namon nga aksyonan. Sang nakita ko nga daw indi na gid mayo ang sitwasyon sang kahoy gin pa-clear ko na ang area nga wala sang pwede nga mag-park para in case matumba gid man wala may mahalitan,” Eduardo said./PN

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