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Fear of aftershocks, hunger stalk some Mindanao earthquake survivors

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Dennis Datu and Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UBO08b3Yk-Q?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MAKILALA, North Cotabato -- Marites Ayuba and her 3 children made do with boiled water for breakfast on Friday, relieved to have reached a shelter here after walking 6 hours by foot from their hillside home, which was destroyed by a powerful earthquake the day before.</p><p>The Ayuba family and their neighbors trekked overnight without a change of clothes after a landslide buried their houses in Barangay Lauyon, among many structures destroyed by the third strong temblor to hit Mindanao in 2 weeks.</p><p>The 3 earthquakes had a combined death toll of 23 with 2 others missing and 618 injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.</p><p>&quot;Nagluto kami ng mainit na tubig para sa mga kasamahan namin, walang pagkain... Iyong bahay namin wala na, nabagsak na talaga sa lupa,&quot; Ayuba told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>(We boiled water for our companions, there&#x27;s no food. Our house is gone, it was flattened to the ground.)</p><p>&quot;Kaunti lang iyong tent namin, hindi kasya. May iba pang hindi nabigyan... Sana matulungan kami ni President Rodrigo Duterte,&quot; she said.</p><p>(The tents are not enough, some evacuees have none. We hope President Rodrigo Duterte will help us.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4JwMkS-0AB0?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>In Magsaysay, Davao Del Sur, where at least 5 people were killed, locals fearing aftershocks camped out in the streets, said Mayor Arthur Davin.</p><p>&quot;Talagang nakakatakot na rin. Iyong mga tao namin, parang ayaw na talagang matulog sa bahay nila,&quot; he told DZMM.</p><p>(It&#x27;s really terrifying. Our people refused to sleep in their houses.)</p><p>Since the first quake on Oct. 16, around 2,012 houses, several schools, and the municipal hall have been destroyed in Magsaysay, said Davin. Local authorities declared a state of calamity after the first quake to tap some P8.9 million in emergency funds, he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/31/19/blind-faults-phivolcs-explains-series-of-strong-quakes-in-mindanao">Blind faults&#x27;? Phivolcs explains series of strong quakes in Mindanao</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/31/19/no-tsunami-magnitude-8-quake-phivolcs-dispels-fake-news-following-mindanao-temblors">Phivolcs dispels fake news following Mindanao temblors</a></li></ul><div><strong>&#x27;KEEP CALM&#x27;</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AUUTYwLTI7E?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>As of 12 a.m., 319 aftershocks rocked Mindanao with magnitudes ranging from 1.5 to 4.4, said Phivolcs science research specialist Erlinton Olavere. The aftershocks may last until December, he said.</p><p>&quot;Kailangan alerto po ang mga tao, &#x27;wag magpa-panic. Then sa mga kabahayan o gusali na nakitaan na ng pagkasira o basag, siguro bago po muling gamitin ng mga tao ito, dapat ikonsulta muna po sa mga inhinyero kung ito po ay ligtas pang gamitin,&quot; Olavere advised the public.</p><p>(People need to be alert, don&#x27;t panic. Houses or buildings with cracks or damage should be certified safe first by engineers before being used again.)</p><p>Davin, the Magsaysay mayor, said he was unsure how the town would mark All Saints&#x27; Day on Friday when millions of Catholics visit the graves of their loved ones.</p><p>&quot;Pinaghandaan pa rin namin iyong Undas, pero hindi natin masabi, siyempre po, sa takot iyong mga nadisplace na bahay, ewan ko po kung anong mangyayari,&quot; the mayor said.</p><p>(We prepared for Undas, but we can&#x27;t say how it would go. Those who were displaced from their homes are terrified, I don&#x27;t know what will happen.)</p>

<p>The 3 earthquakes had a combined death toll of 23 with 2 others missing and 618 injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.</p>

The 3 earthquakes had a combined death toll of 23 with 2 others missing and 618 injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.

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Fear of aftershocks, hunger stalk some Mindanao earthquake survivors

Dennis Datu and Jamaine Punzalan,

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Published November 01, 2019 09:16 AM PHT

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Updated November 01, 2019 11:02 AM PHT

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