DAVAO DEL SUR EARTHQUAKE CAUSES SERIOUS DAMAGE

Several buildings in Davao del Sur are destroyed, including the Southern Trade commercial center and the Magsaysay Municipal Hall Southern Trade in Padada, Davao del Sur, collapses after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the area on December 15, 2019 Several buildings in parts of Mindanao were damaged after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Sunday, December 15.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake struck at 2:11 pm.

Among the damaged buildings was the 3-storey Southern Trade, a commercial shopping store in Padada, Davao del Sur. Flower vendors at a public market in Padada, Davao del Sur, are trapped underneath a wall.

According to the Philippine Information Agency in Davao del Sur, 4 injured people who were near the building when the earthquake happened were rescued as of 3:30 pm. Over in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, the municipal hall was further damaged by Sunday's earthquake.

At least two hospitals in Davao del Sur also showed cracks following the earthquake.

Photo from John Angelo Jomao-as | via PDRRMC DavNor Luke Cadoyas, Padada municipal disaster risk reduction and management officer, said they were still determining the number of casualties and assessing the extent of the damage.

SOURCE: www.rappler.com

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