DAVAO CITY – A total of 174 individuals residing around the construction site of the high-rise condominium tower The Paragon Davao of Cebu Landmasters were advised to vacate after a crane collapsed in the magnitude-6.8 earthquake that rocked this city and a southern Mindanao on Friday, November 17.
HANDOUT photo obtained on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, from the Facebook page of Justin Kyle T. Imperial shows a landslide in Malapatan, Sarangani after a strong magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook Mindanao. (Handout/Justin Kyle T. Imperial/AFP)
Police Capt. Hazel Tuazon, Davao City Police Office spokesperson, said in a report that residents were immediately advised to leave their homes for safety reasons.
She said some of the displaced residents have sought shelter in a gymnasium in Barangay 76-A.
Tuazon said the crane that was placed on the rooftop of the condominium tower, which is currently under construction, swayed during the tremor.
She said the heavy equipment’s counterweight collapsed and fell on the ground.
Tuazon said no casualty was reported while damage to the building has yet to be determined.
She said some fallen debris partially damaged the house 77-year-old Rogelio Castro Bontardo.