Tacloban rehabilitates mass grave site of 'Yolanda' victims

TACLOBAN CITY, Oct. 31 (PNA) -- The city government here has replaced wood crosses with concrete ones at the mass grave site for 2,900 victims of super typhoon Yolanda that pummeled the city three years ago.

Ildebrando Bernadas, chief of the city disaster risk reduction and management office said they moved the completion of date of mass grave rehabilitation to Oct. 31 from the original Nov. 8 as people are expected to flock the site for the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day observance.

On Nov. 8, the city will mark the third anniversary of the monster typhoon that hit central Philippines in 2013.

The local government pushed for rehabilitation projects after they acquired the 2.7 hectares grave site property for PHP8 million, according to Bernadas.

The burial place is located in the city’s Vasper village near the Holy Cross Memorial.

In the past All Saints Day and All Souls Day observances, family members had to pick crosses and put a label on it since they do not know the exact grave of their loved ones. (PNA) JMC/SQM/Aldwin John M. Cadayong (OJT)

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