Quake-hit families climb to 19K: NDRRMC
(OPS photo) MANILA - The number of families affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake that rocked Abra and other northern Luzon provinces has climbed to 19,486, which is equivalent to 79,260 individuals. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said this figure was recorded as of 6 a.m. on Friday, significantly higher than Thursday's 4,969 families. These families reside in 246 villages in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Ilocos Region. The number of evacuation centers are placed at 26 and around 1,622 families or around 5,819 persons are being aided ...