Nearly 13K people in Cordillera affected by Abra quake — NDRRMC

This handout photo taken and released on July 27, 2022 by the Mountain Province Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office shows a damaged vehicle caused by a landslide along Halsema Highway in the municipality of Bontoc, Mountain Province, after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines.

Handout / Mountain Province Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office / AFP

MANILA, Philippines — The shallow and powerful earthquake that struck northern Luzon has affected nearly 13,000 people, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported Thursday.

In its 6 a.m. report, the NDRRMC said a total of 12,945 individuals or 3,456 families in the Cordillera Administrative Region have been affected by the 7.0-magnitude quake that hit Abra. There were 541 displaced families inside temporary shelters and 128 households outside evacuation centers.

Fatalities remained four, while the number of injured people rose to 115.

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