BACOLOD CITY — A powerful tornado swept through Murcia town at 2 p.m. on Thursday, damaging two substations of Negros Power and causing power supply disruptions in the area.

The strong winds brought by the tornado resulted in power outages along the Bacolod-Alijis sub-transmission line, affecting Negros Power substations in Murcia, Negros Occidental and Alijis, Bacolod City.

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