ZAMBOANGA CITY – Heavy rains and huge waves battered seaside houses and sank a fishing boat in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga, but authorities said there were no reports of casualties.

The Coast Guard plucked out over two dozen fishing crewmembers at sea and brought them ashore in Zamboanga. The boat was caught in the middle of a bad weather and eventually sank near Santa Cruz Island.

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