"With search operations now complete and zero missing, according to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesman Junie Castillo, authorities on Thursday shifted focus to supporting the injured and displaced. Rescue teams recovered three more bodies overnight from a collapsed hotel in Bogo City, near the epicentre. With all victims now accounted for, some rescue units in Cebu province have been instructed to demobilise."
"During his Thursday visit to the disaster zone, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced plans for a tent city to accommodate residents from the 600 destroyed homes and thousands more who fear returning to their intact houses due to continuing aftershocks. We will build a tent city that can be put up swiftly and will shield people from rain, he told reporters, promising essential utilities. The government has documented 294 injuries and approximately 20,000 evacuees across northern Cebu, many sleeping outdoors."
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the central Philippines has caused 72 deaths, 294 injuries, and displaced more than 20,000 people in northern Cebu. Aftershocks continue to unsettle communities and many evacuees are sleeping outdoors. Search operations finished with zero missing, and rescue teams recovered additional bodies from a collapsed hotel in Bogo City. Some rescue units have been instructed to demobilise as all victims were accounted for. The president announced a tent city for those from 600 destroyed homes, pledged utilities, financial aid of 10,000 pesos per lost-home family, and prioritized restoring electricity to Bogo. Regional officials estimate 110,000 people across 42 communities need rebuilding and livelihood assistance.
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