Hot News

M6.9 Mindanao quake death toll climbs to 11; 111 others injured @ 2019-12-19T04: Back Hot News
Keyword:Davao del Sur
Concept:
DAVAO DEL SUR, PHILIPPINES – THE DEATH TOLL IN THE DECEMBER 15 EARTHQUAKE THAT ROCKED THIS PROVINCE AND OTHER AREAS IN MINDANAO HAS RISEN TO 9, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (NDRRMC).
DAVAO CITY—THE DEATH TOLL TO THE 6.9-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN DAVAO DEL SUR ROSE TO FIVE AS RESCUE PERSONNEL RETRIEVED A THIRD BODY FROM THE COLLAPSED DEPARTMENT STORE IN PADADA TOWN, THE EPICENTER OF THE FOURTH MAJOR QUAKE TO HIT SOUTHERN MINDANAO SINCE OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
BASED ON THE REPORT FROM THE DAVAO DEL SUR PROVINCIAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE, THE DEATH TOLL HAS GONE UP TO THREE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PADADA FOLLOWING THE RECOVERY OF GOLYEGO'S BODY FROM THE BUILDING.
YET ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE, ALBEIT A WEAKER MAGNITUDE 4.6, STRUCK DAVAO DEL SUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
IN THIS PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE PHILIPPINE RED CROSS, A CHRISTMAS TREE AND OTHER DEBRIS LIE ON THE GROUND INSIDE A BUILDING AFTER A STRONG EARTHQUAKE SHOOK DIGOS, DAVAO DEL SUR PROVINCE, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES ON SUNDAY DEC. 15, 2019. A MAGNITUDE 6.9 QUAKE JOLTED THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES ON SUNDAY, CAUSING A THREE-STORY BUILDING TO COLLAPSE AND PROMPTING PEOPLE TO RUSH OUT OF SHOPPING MALLS, HOUSES AND OTHER BUILDINGS IN PANIC, OFFICIALS SAID.
ANTHONY ALLADA, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER OF MAGSAYSAY TOWN IN DAVAO DEL SUR PROVINCE, NEAR THE EPICENTRE, SAID 14 PEOPLE WERE INJURED BUT NONE SERIOUSLY. ROADS AND BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE, WERE DAMAGED AND POWER WAS OUT IN THE TOWN, HE SAID.
「OVERALL SA MINDANAO, ITONG COTABATO-DAVAO DEL SUR AREA AY ISA SA REHIYON NA WALANG MASYADONG MALAKAS NA EARTHQUAKE (OVERALL IN MINDANAO, THIS COTABATO-DAVAO DEL SUR STRETCH IS ONE AREA IN THE REGION THAT PRODUCES SMALL EARTHQUAKES),」 SOLIDUM SAID.
ON OCT. 16, THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY (PHIVOLCS) REPORTED THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF QUAKES THAT WOULD ROCK MINDANAO IN TWO WEEKS. THE EARTHQUAKE WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 6.3 OCCURRED AND WAS FELT AS INTENSITY 7 IN PARTS OF COTABATO AND INTENSITY 6 IN PARTS OF DAVAO DEL SUR.

 

88iv | Home |  Login
Mobile | Full
Forum rule | About Us | Contact Info | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Statment | Disclaimer
Copyright (C) 2025
Suntek Computer Systems Limited.
All rights reserved