Palawan's giant cross gone in Typhoon Yolanda onslaught


Giant Cross in Coron, Palawan, before it was knocked down by Typhoon Yolanda on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013

Palawan province lost one of its top attractions in the onslaught there of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) Friday.

State-run Philippine Information Agency reported early Saturday that the giant metal cross on top of Mt. Tapyas was gone.

"The giant cross on top of Mt. Tapyas is gone," the PIA Palawan unit said in a post on its Twitter account. The metal cross is usually lit at night.

Also, it said:

About 6,000 evacuees in Coron

It added that as of Saturday, many roads were not passable due to fallen trees and debris from roofs that were ripped off from houses.

"Yolanda leveled almost all trees in Coron Poblacion," it added

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