In October 2019, a series of strong earthquakes struck several areas in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao.
Due to the quick succession of the tremors, damage to structures was severe and widespread.
Poor engineering and the use of substandard construction materials were the major contributing factors to the damage.
A total of 53,058 families or 259,036 individuals have been affected in 335 villages in the Mindanao’s Regions 11 and 12.
A total of 10,496 families or 48,380 individuals continue to take temporary shelter in 76 evacuation centers while 11,994 families or 59,735 people are living in temporary shelters outside the evacuation centers.
See the photo gallery below for more images of communities getting back onto their feet post-quakes.
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- Policemen help in unloading relief goods intended for communities affected by the earthquake. (Contributed photo)
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- Families who lost their homes to the earthquakes take shelter in evacuation centers. (Contributed photo)
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- People leave their homes for temporary shelters for fear of ‘aftershocks’ following the series of strong tremors that hit several areas of Mindanao. (Contributed photo)
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- Children in evacuation centers undergo psychosocial activities to address the trauma that they might have experienced during the earthquake. (Contributed photo)
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- Good samaritan distributing food aid to earthquake survivors in Makilala, North Cotabato. (Contributed photo)
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- Some of the main highways in quake-affected areas in Mindanao have been closed. (Contributed photo)
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- A school building heavily damaged by the series of earthquakes that hit parts of the southern Philippines in October. (Contributed photo)
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- The strong tremors damaged both small and big structures in the province of Cotabato. (Contributed photo)
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- Several roads were cracked open by a series of earthquakes struck parts of the southern Philippine region of Mindanao in October. (Contributed photo)
