Wednesday, November 5, 2014

How a forest of mangroves saved a village from ‘Yolanda’

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PHOTO by MATIKAS SANTOS/INQUIRER.net

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — The tale of two villages (barangay) in the municipality of Giporlos, Eastern Samar is a clear example of how mangroves can protect people from the wrath of a typhoon’s storm surge, even one as strong as Yolanda (international name: Haiyan).

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