THE NUMBER of people injured during a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that rocked the northern Philippine province of Abra on Tuesday night has gone up to 44 from an initial count of nine, authorities said on Thursday.
No fatalities were reported, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said in an 8:00 am report.More injuries had been reported, NDRRMC spokesperson Bernardo Rafaelito R. Alejandro IV told a public briefing later in the day, as the council was still consolidating reports from local offices.The NDRRMC official said 2,052 houses have been damaged, 2,043 of which were partially damaged and nine were totally destroyed.
The earthquake hit Lagayan, Abra at 10:59 p.m. on Tuesday, causing panic among residents who experienced a magnitude 7 quake in July that killed 11 people and injured hundreds.Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza