Mindanao Earthquake: Death Toll Rises to 47

Reported death toll in magnitude 7.8 Mindanao earthquake climbs to 61

The reported death toll in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on June 8 has reached 61, the Office of Civil Defense said Saturday.

Mindanao earthquake: Death toll rises to 47

MANILA, Philippines — According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the death toll from Monday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake in southern Mindanao has risen from 45 to 47. An NDRRMC situational report issued at 8 a.m. on June 11 breaks down the tremor’s death toll by region: 35 in Soccsksargen and 12 in Davao. READ: M5.5 aftershock hits Davao Occidental on June 11 READ: Mindanao earthquake death toll rises to 45 …

Earthquake off southern Philippines leaves at least 46 dead

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Search, verification on for 31 missing persons as death toll from Mindanao quake rises to 47

Authorities are focusing on the search, rescue and verification of 31 people who are still on the missing list after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake triggered...

Quake death toll climbs to 45

The number of reported deaths due to Monday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao climbed to 45 yesterday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported, as search and rescue operations continue in affected provinces.

Philippines quake death toll rises to 47; over 346,000 affected

Manila: At least 47 people were killed, 31 missing, and 688 injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao, the Philippines, on Monday, said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Thursday.  The NDRRMC said the quake has affected more than 75,300 households, or over 346,000 people, and more than 45,000 affected residents have been displaced, with over 12,600 houses sustaining d…