royal panalo Southern Leyte earthquake: 5 injured, 191 houses damaged – governor

Southern Leyte Gov. Damian Mercado. | PHOTO: Official Facebook page of the Provincial Government of Southern Leyte

MANILA, Philippines — Southern Leyte Gov. Damian Mercado said five people were injured while 191 houses were damaged following the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked San Francisco town on Thursday morning.

Mercado on Friday said the provincial government would immediately extend aid to people distressed by the quake.

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“Meron talagang mga damage dito. May house damage. 191 damaged [houses], merong injured – five. Merong bahay na nasunog, isa. Merong damaged infrastructure — school, barangay hall, saka yung one bridge,” the governor said over Radyo 630.

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(There’s really damage here. There’s house damage. 191 damaged houses, there are five people injured. One house was burned. There’s damage to infrastructure including a school, a barangay hall, and one bridge.)

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READ: Earthquake of 5.8-magnitude hits waters off Southern Leyte town

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“So far, medyo okay naman dito. Nasuportahan naman natin agad,” he also said.

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(So far, the situation here is okay. We were able to immediately extend help.)

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Citing a report from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, Mercado said no one is staying at evacuation centers at present.

READ: Southern Leyte earthquake generated 166 aftershocks, says Phivolcs

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The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck waters off San Francisco, Southern Leyte, at 7:39 a.m. on January 23 caused damage to roads and prompted local government units to suspend classes.

The temblor’s epicenter was located six kilometers (km) east of San Francisco municipality. It had a depth of 14 km.

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