Quake infra damage passes P900M mark; death toll at 190

MANILA, Philippines – The death toll from last week’s earthquake in Central Visayas has jumped to 190, as the cost to damage to infrastructure rises to P902 million, the government said.

In its latest bulletin, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the reported deaths in Bohol rose to 177 as of 9 pm Monday, October 21. The toll in Cebu remains at 12, and Siquijor at one.

The number of injured people is now at 605, while 11 people are still missing.

Damage to roads, bridges, flood control projects, schools, hospitals and other public buildings is now worth P902,730,000.00. This was due to more reported damage in Cebu, Bohol, and Siquijor.

The number of affected people has gone down to 2,945,963, across Regions VI and VII. Out of this number 377,454 people are being served inside and outside evacuation centers, all in Bohol.

A total of 104 evacuation centers are currently housing 111,239 people.

In 7 provinces, 53,439 homes were damaged, 14,253 of them totally damaged.

Out of a recorded 2,384 aftershocks since Tuesday’s (October 15) magnitude 7.2 quake, 57 were strong enough to be felt. – Rappler.com