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Residents traumatized by Cebu quake sleep in open areas

Published Oct 2, 2025 02:50 pm
RESIDENTS of Barangay Mahawak, Medellin town, Cebu province cover themselves with plastic as they sleep in open areas following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. (Photo from Arg de Real)
RESIDENTS of Barangay Mahawak, Medellin town, Cebu province cover themselves with plastic as they sleep in open areas following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. (Photo from Arg de Real)

CEBU CITY – Still traumatized by the deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Cebu province late Tuesday night, Sept. 30, affected residents are opting to sleep in open areas.

In Medellin, the town after Bogo City, the epicenter of the powerful quake, residents are opting to sleep by the road or rice fields as aftershocks continued shake the ground.

“People are sleeping by the road. They are still traumatized. They are afraid to sleep in their houses because aftershocks are strong,” Medellin Mayor Edwin Salimbangon told reporters on Thursday, Oct. 2.

As they slept in open areas, some residents covered themselves with plastics to protect them from the rain, insects, and other elements.

Some used tents as makeshift shelters.

He said the town could not also use its evacuation center as cracks were found in the edifice following the earthquake.

Salimbangon confirmed that 12 residents while 76 others were injured during the quake.

He said the town is thankful that help has been coming but they need more.

“We are very thankful that help has been pouring in. Our problem with water supply has been solved. We are also receiving food packs. At least, it minimizes the problem,” Salimbangon said.

Four bridges in Medellin were damaged but are now passable to light vehicles.

“Temporary repairs were made by the Department of Public Works and Highways. The four bridges are now passable but only for light vehicles,” Salimbangon said.

Salimbangon said they will give P5,000 to each displaced family.

Meanwhile, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited Bogo and nearby areas on Thursday.

The President assured the victims of immediate power restoration.

He announced that the national government will  extend  a P50 million financial assistance to the provincial government of Cebu.

Bogo and the towns of San Remigio and Sogod will each receive P20 million and the municipalities of Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Santa Fe, Tabogon, Tabuelan, and Medellin will each receive P10 million.

In the 12 p.m. situational report by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO), 66 fatalities have been reported, 31 coming from Bogo.

Fifteen fatalities are from San Remigio, five from Tabogon, and one each from Sogod, Borbon, and Tabuelan.

There were 559 injured individuals.

The PDRRMO said that 126,672 or 180,718 individuals were affected by the quake.

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