BUCLOC, Philippines: Philippine authorities upon Friday (Jul 29) airlifted supplies in order to districts that have been stop since a powerful earthquake struck the main isle of Luzon this week, as residents pleaded pertaining to food and temporary shelter.
The military said it had deployed employees and helicopters in order to distribute relief products to seven isolated towns in Abra province.
About 3, 000 foods packs were airlifted to the communities, Romel Lopez, spokesperson for the social welfare ministry, told DZMM stereo station.
Inhabitants were still camping out in parks and open spaces in certain areas, with their spirit frayed by the regular aftershocks since Wednesday’s magnitude 7. 1 earthquake that killed six people and injured more than 270 in the northern a part of Luzon.
In Abra’s Bucloc city, which was cut off until Thursday evening, occupants were worried about more landslides due to aftershocks and rain, previous mayor Gybel Cardenas told Reuters.
The quake damaged nearly 1, 600 homes and about a hundred pieces of infrastructure, the state disaster agency stated, noting there have been more than 1, 1000 aftershocks with a degree ranging from 1 . five to 5. 4 recorded so far.
“Our problem is we have yet to receive any assistance. We need food, milk, water plus medicines, ” Gamalea Dimaampao, a citizen in Bangued town in Abra, informed DZMM radio.