Mayor: 2 more bodies recovered from quake-hit city in Negros
The death toll from a magnitude-6.9 quake that jolted Negros last Monday rose anew Thursday after at least two more bodies were recovered in one of the areas hit hardest by the quake.
Guihulngan City (Negros Oriental) Mayor Ernesto Reyes on Thursday said the two latest fatalities were looking for an area to dig for a deep well.
"The two were looking for a spot to dig a deep well when the quake struck. They were buried alive," he said in an interview on dzBB radio.
Reyes said their local count pegged the death toll at 30 as of Thursday morning. He did not name the latest fatalities.
In contrast, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) had pegged the death toll at 26 in its 6 a.m. Thursday report.
Reyes also said, "Hopefully in one week ma-restore namin ang water system," adding the local government is rushing work on repairing the pipes.
Also, he said energy officials promised them power will be restored Friday or Saturday.
But in the meantime, Reyes admitted residents continue to sleep outside their homes while hospital patients sleep in tents outside the hospitals, for fear an aftershock could cause the buildings to collapse.
According to him, in one hospital he had some 100 patients there sleep in tents outside.
Strong aftershocks have sown fear among residents in areas hit hardest by Monday's quake. Reyes even said he himself had to hold office outdoors near his home.
"Lahat ina-advise ko sa kanila maski umulan sa labas tayo para walang debris na babagsak sa inyo," he said.
He said he would allow residents to return to their homes until after city engineers certify the buildings are safe. — LBG, GMA News
Guihulngan City (Negros Oriental) Mayor Ernesto Reyes on Thursday said the two latest fatalities were looking for an area to dig for a deep well.
"The two were looking for a spot to dig a deep well when the quake struck. They were buried alive," he said in an interview on dzBB radio.
Reyes said their local count pegged the death toll at 30 as of Thursday morning. He did not name the latest fatalities.
In contrast, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) had pegged the death toll at 26 in its 6 a.m. Thursday report.
Reyes also said, "Hopefully in one week ma-restore namin ang water system," adding the local government is rushing work on repairing the pipes.
Also, he said energy officials promised them power will be restored Friday or Saturday.
But in the meantime, Reyes admitted residents continue to sleep outside their homes while hospital patients sleep in tents outside the hospitals, for fear an aftershock could cause the buildings to collapse.
According to him, in one hospital he had some 100 patients there sleep in tents outside.
Strong aftershocks have sown fear among residents in areas hit hardest by Monday's quake. Reyes even said he himself had to hold office outdoors near his home.
"Lahat ina-advise ko sa kanila maski umulan sa labas tayo para walang debris na babagsak sa inyo," he said.
He said he would allow residents to return to their homes until after city engineers certify the buildings are safe. — LBG, GMA News
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