Mindanao quake toll rises to 7

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 09:07:08 +0000

At least seven persons have died in the powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake that hit Tulunan, North Cotabato last week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed yesterday.

NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Timbal said the latest victim, whose identity has yet to be verified, suffered a heart attack in Makilala, North Cotabato during the October 16 quake.

“Yes, we confirm the seventh fatality. The cause of death is cardiac arrest,” Timbal said in Filipino.

In total, three of the victims suffered heart attack in the towns of Makilala, Alamada and M’lang; three died in a landsl
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