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DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 June) – The death toll in Sarangani following Monday’s Magnitude 7.8 earthquake has risen to 28 as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, up by eight from 9 a.m. as more bodies were retrieved from landslide sites in Glan.
Glan is the hardest-hit town in Sarangani province. The quake registered Intensity VIII in this municipality. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), Intensity VIII is “very destructive.”
Quake-triggered landslides caused the deaths of 20 residents in 12 barangays in Glan: three died in Tango, two in E. Alegado, one in Tapon, two in New Aklan, one in Pangyan, one in Kapatan, and two in Calpidong. The additional eight retrieved bodies were found in Burias, three in the Poblacion, one in Calabanit, one in Ilaya, and two in Rio del Pilar. Malapatan reported eight deaths.
The total number of missing persons in the province is nine, down from 12 as of the 9 a.m. update. The number of injured rose to 157, from 150 earlier.
Communication remained a major problem after the quake. The PDRRMO’s 6 p.m. status report noted weak cellular network coverage in Alabel and Malungon, intermittent connectivity in Maasim and Kiamba, no network coverage in Maitum, and weak coverage in Glan. Internet connectivity was restored in Malapatan.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology installed Starlink in Glan, Maasim, and Malapatan to aid local government units in sending updates.
The number of affected families rose to 54,005 from 31,053 earlier. Evacuation center occupants decreased from 776 to 743 families.
Totally damaged houses increased from 1,524 to 3,567, while partially damaged houses rose from 6,368 to 11,105.
Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro reported that 75,324 families across Zamboanga, Davao, Soccsksargen, and BARMM were affected. A total of 47 deaths, 688 injuries, and 31 missing persons were recorded in Davao and Soccsksargen. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)
