ASEANEWS HEADLINES: MANILA- Death toll from two quakes rises to 16

MANILA,Philippines — The two successive powerful quakes that jolted wide areas in Mindanao in the last days of October have left 16 persons dead, two missing and 403 injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported yesterday.

The death toll left by the magnitude 6.6 quake on Oct. 29 and last Thursday’s magnitude 6.5 temblor could still go higher as there were other quake-related fatalities that remained unreported to the NDRRMC, particularly in Digos City and Magsaysay town, both in Davao del Sur.