CEBU CITY – A total of 209,972 families (372,513 individuals) in Cebu province were affected by the magnitude-6.9 earthquake on Sept. 30, according to Situation Report No. 11 on Sunday morning.

Of the total, 26,140 families (5,270 individuals) were displaced.

Their priority needs are food and potable water; modular tents and shelter materials; hygiene kits and medical supplies; and water tankers and generators, according to the provincial government.

The Provincial Health Office has deployed WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) facilities, along with nutrition and medical assistance.

The Emergency Operations Center at the capitol is open 24 hours.

There were also 71 confirmed fatalities, three missing, and 592 injured.

Heavily affected were Bogo City, Medellin, San Remigio, Daanbantayan, Sogod, and Borbon.

Other municipalities with reported damage were Tabogon, Tabuelan, Tuburan, Bantayan, Santa Fe, Catmon, Carmen, San Francisco, and Madridejos.

Partial and total damage in roads and bridges were reported in Daanbantayan, Tabogon, and Borbon; Bogo City Hall, Daanbantayan Municipal Building, and multiple schools and churches sustained severe damage; thousands of residential houses collapsed or were partially damaged in northern Cebu; and sinkholes and fissures were found in Medellin, Borbon, and San Remigio.

Power was 99 percent restored on the barangay level while most telecommunication services were already functioning as of posting time.

Operations remained suspended at Hagnaya, Pulangbato, and Bantayan ports pending safety checks.

Face-to-face classes are suspended on all levels in at least 10 northern local government units until further notice. Some suspended classes only on the day after the earthquake and have been conducting online classes since then.

As of Sunday morning, in-kind donations worth P7.9 million and P66.4 million cash donations have been received.

There is continuous distribution of relief goods to quake epicenter Bogo City, San Remigio, Medellin, Daanbantayan, Sogod, Tabogon, and Borbon. Relief packs were also being airlifted to Carnaza Island in Daanbantayan by the Philippine Air Force.

To facilitate faster and safer drop-offs, the provincial government opened a donation hub at Danao City Boardwalk, where provincial teams will handle sorting and transport to the affected areas. (PNA)