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NDRRMC: 9 dead in Mindanao earthquake
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mindanao on Friday, November 17, with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) validating nine deaths.
The earthquake injured 15 individuals, primarily in Soccsksargen and Davao Region.
A total of 12,885 people from 2,489 families were affected, and 826 houses were damaged.
In addition, 118 infrastructures, mostly schools and government facilities, were damaged.
The earthquake also damaged 16 road sections and 5 bridge sections, rendering 10% of these impassable.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered government officials to continue relief operations in the affected areas.
As of Monday, the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Office of the Civil Defense had provided assistance worth over P11.6 million in food items, financial assistance, family kits, and family food packs.
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