Thousands of homes were razed to the ground…a new toll of victims of the Philippine earthquake
The National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management announced in The result of On June 8, there were at least 78 dead, and 30 people were still missing.
The council explained that the earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.8, affected more than 357,000 families (about 1.5 million people), and about 22,000 people were still residing in 47 temporary shelters.
Philippines earthquake
As a result of the material damage, about 74,700 homes, of which 13,700 homes were completely leveled"In addition, 774 infrastructure facilities were damaged, at a total cost of 1.29 billion pesos (about 21.3 million dollars), while agricultural losses were estimated at 29.8 million pesos.
The Philippines is located in an area "Ring of fire" In the Pacific, it is a region that witnesses continuous seismic and volcanic activity due to the presence of tectonic plate boundaries.
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