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NAGSASA COVE

Over 20 years ago, Mt. Pinatubo spewed out dark clouds of ash that fell on Nagsasa Cove and neighboring islands in Zambales. Nagsasa’s rocky shore was covered...
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Over 20 years ago, Mt. Pinatubo spewed out dark clouds of ash that fell on Nagsasa Cove and neighboring islands in Zambales. Nagsasa’s rocky shore was covered in ash, coral reefs were destroyed, and mountain forests were denuded especially when rain fell and the ash turned to thick, flowing lahar.But, years later, Nagsasa’s shoreline is now a beautiful ash-gray beach that turns almost white during noon. From the sand grew rows and rows of agoho trees with their pine-like needles, which the locals said weren’t there before the eruption. Bamboo and grass, which turn a beautiful golden brown during summer, thrive in Nagsasa’s mountains.
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