Davao Oriental earthquakes cause 8 deaths, P100M damage

Consecutive earthquakes with magnitudes 7.4 and 6.8 struck Davao Oriental on Friday, October 10, affecting 491,258 individuals or 125,283 families.

The earthquakes resulted in eight confirmed deaths and 395 injuries, primarily within the Davao Region.

Infrastructure damage is estimated at P100,258,000, with 273 structures affected, including 32 road sections and 7 bridges.

Of the damaged infrastructure, 5 road sections and 3 bridges remain impassable.

The provincial hospital in Manay, Davao Oriental, was totally damaged and is currently non-operational.

PHIVOLCS clarified that the second earthquake was not an aftershock but part of a doublet, meaning two closely timed earthquakes occurring nearby.

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