Three Filipino residents and an Austrian tourist died after the old Clarin Bridge, also referred to as Loay Bridge, in Bohol collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. READ:
Governor Art C. Yap, in a live-streamed briefing late Wednesday, confirmed the number of casualties and reported that 20 others were rescued.
The diving teams were composed of members of the Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Fire Protection, local emergency responders under the TARSIER 117, and the private diving group in Panglao.
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