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| A family riding a motorcycle looks at a damaged church after an earthquake in the tourist town of Lobok, Bohol |
Crew Leader ''Tariktik Crew'', Outfit 435
The 2013 Bohol earthquake occurred on October 15, 2013 at 8:12 a.m. (PST) in Bohol, an island province located in Central Visayas, Philippines. The magnitude of the earthquake at the epicenter was recorded at Mw 7.2, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) SW of Sagbayan town, at a depth of 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). It affected the whole Central Visayas region, particularly Bohol and Cebu. The quake was felt in the whole Visayas area and as far as Masbate island in the north and Cotabato provinces in southern Mindanao.
According to recent official reports by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 222 were reported dead, 8 were missing, and 976 people were injured. In all, nearly 69,000 structures were damaged or destroyed.
It was the deadliest earthquake in the Philippines in 23 years. The energy of the quake released was equivalent to 32 Hiroshima bombs. Previously, Bohol was also hit by an earthquake on February 8, 1990 that damaged several buildings and caused atsunami.
A scout is helpful. We must help with all our hearts to our fellow people there. Outfit 435 is planning to help by simply making a donation boxes for Bohol.
We hope that they're now safe.
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