IN PHOTOS: The fall of New Bataan

Dec 29, 2012 5:15 PM PHT

Rappler.com

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"We were greeted by the trail of devastation, showing Pablo's footprint on both sides of the road," writes Filipino artist AG Saño

MANILA, Philippines – Nearly a month after typhoon Pablo hit Mindanao, the situation is still dire.

Hundreds of bodies remain unburied, many of the survivors are homeless, and food is scarce.

Filipino artist AG Saño was in Mindanao for an environmental campaign mid-December. After a trip to Mati, Davao, he went to Tagum to meet the convoy of Dominican Missionaries and the Philippines Army’s 71st Infantry Battalion that was on its way to help typhoon victims in New Bataan, Compostela Valley.

Saño wrote, “After more than 2 hours of driving, we were greeted by the trail of devastation, showing Pablo’s footprint on both sides of the road, destroying man made structures and falling countless trees that were obviously not born to withstand this natural onslaught.”

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