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The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said Tuesday the death toll from fighting between government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces in Mindanao has risen to 66 with more than P190 million in damages.

In its report, the NDCC said of the 66 fatalities, 43 were from Region 10, 15 from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), and eight in Region XII. Of the 66 deaths, 57 were civilians, seven were law enforcers, and two were members of the MILF.

The report also said least 78 were reported injured while two civilians remain missing to date. There were 65 civilians and 13 law enforcement operatives among the injured.

The NDCC also identified the two missing civilians as Ruben Lopez and Alexis Kidlat, both of Kolambugan town in Lanao del Norte.

The NDCC also said the fighting had affected 88,243 families or 423,772 persons. Of these, 87,378 families or 419,447 persons still need assistance.

The NDCC also reported there are now 171 houses destroyed with 33 partially damaged to transfer.

The damages were still placed to more than P190 million as of Tuesday.

The council said the total cost of assistance from government agencies and local government units and non-government organizations reached to P49,859,212.18 as of Tuesday.

The agency also facilitated the release of more than 5,000 sacks of rice which were sent to North Cotabato, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Iligan City, Maguindanao and Shariff Kabunsuan and to Basilan. - PNA

kinsa may manubag ani! ang mga MILF! deritso ang gyera bisag ramadan. mag pa dala kaha tang mga bol-anon nga mga crusaders sa mindanao!