Quake death toll rises to 52; 61 missing 02/20/2012

Quake death toll rises to 52; 61 missing

02/20/2012
The death toll and number of missing from a powerful earthquake that struck Visayas region have risen to 113 as the civil defence chief said yesterday he had given up all hope of finding any more survivors.

Benito Ramos, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council chief, told AFP the latest toll from the 6.7 magnitude quake which struck the central island of Negros on Feb. six was 52 dead and 61 missing.

He added that army engineers were continuing to dig on the heavily-populated island because of the clamor of people insisting that the bodies of their relatives be found..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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