Quake-hit victims in Negros Oriental particularly La Libertad, Ayongon, Tayasan and Gihulngan City are in urgent need of potable water, medicines, shovels and food.
Thus, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) 7 asked the public for donationsof these basic necessities. These may be coursed through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7.
Oxygen tanks are also needed for rescued victims.
Central Visayas and other areas in the Visayas were hit by a strong quake at 11:49 a.m. February 6 with significant impact in the northern part of NegOr, which is located near the epicenter of the earthquake.
Members of the RDRRMC 7 are in NegOr to assess the situation in the affected areas and see the extent of the damages to infrastructure and other sectors.
A report received by the RDRRMC 7 from the Federation of Volunteers Through Radio Communication, Inc. (FVRC) stated that an estimated 80 to 100 families in Sitio Bloke, Barangay Sulonggon in La Libertad town, Negros Oriental are buried in landslide.
Teams of the FVRC in NegOr and Cebu are extending assistance in the ongoing search and rescue efforts, this is learned.
Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has dispatched four huey helicopters yesterday to help in the conduct of the continuing search and relief operations. - PIA
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