Estimated Damage To Infrastructure From Philippines’ Sarangani Quake At PHP 1 Bln

MANILA, June 14 (NNN-PNA) -- The Philippines’ Office of Civil Defence (OCD) said the estimated damage to infrastructure from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani last June 8,  was placed at around Philippine Peso (PHP) 1 billion.

The number of damaged houses reached 54,000, including 44,100 partially damaged and 9,900 described as totally damaged, the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported.

The OCD said on Sunday that reported deaths undergoing validation from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani last June 8 have climbed to 61.

The number of injured is at 1,403 and missing at 40 as of posting time.

In a message to the media, OCD public information officer Diego Mariano said the deaths being verified are seven for Region 11 (Davao) and 54 for Region 12 (Soccsksargen).

Of the total injured persons, one was reported in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 46 reported in Region 11 and 1,356 in Region 12.

Of the total number of missing persons, 22 were reported in Region 11 and 18 in Region 12.

Meanwhile, the tally of families affected by the earthquake has reached 173,000 families, or equivalent to 724,000 persons.

As of posting time, 2,000 families or 10,000 individuals are inside 34 evacuation centres.

As for damage, Mariano said a total of 725 infrastructure facilities were reported.

--NNN-PNA