NDRRMC: Negros quake death toll now 51; over 1,700 aftershocks recorded
The death toll from a magnitude-6.9 quake that rattled Negros last Feb. 6 went up to 51 Saturday morning, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.
In its 7 a.m. Saturday update, the NDRRMC said the latest fatality was from La Libertad town in Negros Oriental province.
At least 112 were hurt while 62 were missing, including 26 from Guihulngan City and 36 from La Libertad town, it added.
The NDRRMC identified the latest fatality as Lorey Pabol, 39, of Solonggon village in La Libertad. Pabol was previously reported missing.
Also, it noted that as of 8 p.m. Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology had detected 1,719 aftershocks, 104 of which were felt.
The NDRRMC said the quake had affected 63,697 families or 319,155 people in 180 villages in nine towns and two cities in two provinces.
Of these, 4,790 families or 23,490 people are being served in 74 evacuation centers.
Damage to infrastructure such as roads and bridges amoutned to P383.059 million. At least 6,306 houses were destroyed and 9,177 damaged.
The NDRRMC said the city council of Guihulngan passed a resolution during a special session declaring Planas village, where a landslide occurred, as a memorial ground for those who died in the quake. — LBG, GMA News
In its 7 a.m. Saturday update, the NDRRMC said the latest fatality was from La Libertad town in Negros Oriental province.
At least 112 were hurt while 62 were missing, including 26 from Guihulngan City and 36 from La Libertad town, it added.
The NDRRMC identified the latest fatality as Lorey Pabol, 39, of Solonggon village in La Libertad. Pabol was previously reported missing.
Also, it noted that as of 8 p.m. Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology had detected 1,719 aftershocks, 104 of which were felt.
The NDRRMC said the quake had affected 63,697 families or 319,155 people in 180 villages in nine towns and two cities in two provinces.
Of these, 4,790 families or 23,490 people are being served in 74 evacuation centers.
Damage to infrastructure such as roads and bridges amoutned to P383.059 million. At least 6,306 houses were destroyed and 9,177 damaged.
The NDRRMC said the city council of Guihulngan passed a resolution during a special session declaring Planas village, where a landslide occurred, as a memorial ground for those who died in the quake. — LBG, GMA News
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