Mindanao earthquake death toll climbs to 55, with 38 still missing
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off southern Mindanao has killed 55 people and left 38 missing, affecting nearly 400,000 as search-and-rescue and relief operations press on.
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A coastal disaster that began with the morning flag ceremony
The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off southern Mindanao on Monday has climbed to 55, with 38 people still missing and more than 1,120 injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Friday.english The quake hit at 7:37 a.m. local time at a depth of 33 kilometers, its epicenter about 32 kilometers southwest of Maasim town in Sarangani province, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.english It struck just as public schools reopened for the academic year — and officials credit the timing of weekly Monday flag ceremonies, which had students gathered outdoors, with sparing many young lives.bbc
The tremor collapsed buildings, cracked roads and triggered tsunami warnings across northern Indonesia, the Malaysian state of Sabah and Japan's Pacific coast before they were lifted hours later.theguardian Video verified by reporters showed the upper floor of a Jollibee restaurant in General Santos City giving way as onlookers watched in horror.theguardian
A wide footprint of damage and aftershocks
The disaster has affected more than 86,000 families — over 390,000 people — with roughly 19,000 houses damaged and power knocked out in 48 cities and municipalities.english Roads, bridges, airports and seaport facilities sustained damage; General Santos International Airport remains closed to commercial flights while handling military and humanitarian missions.english In Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental, landslides buried the town's only highway, forcing relief goods to be flown into far-flung villages.bbc
PHIVOLCS has recorded more than 3,860 aftershocks since the main tremor.english The quake was caused by movement on the Cotabato Trench, the same fault that generated a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in 1976 whose tsunami killed about 5,000 people.bbc Fear of further collapses has driven thousands in General Santos City to sleep outdoors, and multiple hospitals were damaged, leaving the injured treated in makeshift tents.theguardian
Aid pours in as recovery is measured in months
More than 3,700 personnel have been deployed for search-and-rescue operations across the hardest-hit areas of Sarangani, General Santos, Davao Occidental and neighboring provinces.english President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited General Santos City on June 10, promising sustained support and financial assistance for families who lost loved ones.sunstar The Department of Social Welfare and Development reported more than 21.37 million pesos in humanitarian aid distributed and over 15,900 family food packs delivered.sunstar
A wave of solidarity has followed, from a 10-million-peso package pledged by Cebu province to 5,000 food packs from the Bangsamoro regional government, with Japan, Canada, Germany and the European Union among allies offering support.sunstar The Philippine Red Cross has activated its emergency fund and deployed medical teams as appeals for food, clean water and shelter mount.newsinfo Local officials say recovery will take months.sunstar