BATANG MINDANAW: Thank God there isn't much damage

BATANG MINDANAW: Thank God there isn't much damage

I was 21 years old when Super Typhoon “Odette” wreaked havoc on our city on the afternoon of December 16, 2021. Despite living in a typhoon-prone area in the northeastern part of Mindanao, I had never fully grown accustomed to the devastation that extreme weather could bring, especially the kind “Odette” delivered.  That afternoon, I prayed fervently as the wind mercilessly tore off roofs, shattered windows, uprooted trees, and the torrential ra…