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NDRRMC: Cebu earthquake death toll now at 70
The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Bogo City, Cebu on September 30 has risen to 70, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
Bogo City recorded the highest number of fatalities with 32 deaths, followed by San Remigio with 15, Medellin with 14, Tabogon with six, and Sogod, Tabuelan, and Borbon each with one fatality.
The earthquake also resulted in 559 individuals sustaining injuries across various towns in Cebu.
No person was reported missing, but a total of 128,294 families, or 457,554 persons, were affected by the earthquake.
Following the tremor, two earthquake-induced landslides, one structural fire, two collapsed structures, and one chemical leak occurred in Region 7.
The NDRRMC stated that the reported deaths were being validated.
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