ABOUT MINDANAO
QUAKES
BY FELIPE DIMACULANGAN, II
SHAKY THOUGHTS
From Oct. 16–31, not less than magnitude 6 earthquakes jolted Cotabato City and other parts of Mindanao, leaving 23 people dead, more than 500 injured, and 185,000 homeless. As if this series of quakes was not enough, another 6.9 temblor hit Davao del Sur on Dec. 15 with over 700 aftershocks recorded on Dec. 17 and a day after reports account nine dead, at least 111 injured, some missing and believed to be trapped under collapsed buildings, and thousands rendered homeless in dire need of food, water, shelter, and medical assistance.
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