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A total of 31 people were reported injured while more than 300 houses were damaged due to the magnitude-5.8 earthquake that jolted San Francisco, Southern Leyte on January 23, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported.In its latest bulletin issued a day after the quake, the NDRRMC said it received reports of 31 injured persons and that efforts were underway to validate the information.
Damaged infrastructure was logged at 49, all in Southern Leyte.The NDRRMC has yet to report the cost of damage to any of the affected houses and structures.In Liloan town, boulders tumbled to portions of a road in Barangay Tubugon due to the quake's impact. Humambalang ang mga tipak ng bato sa parte ng daan sa Brgy. Tabugon, Liloan matapos maranasan ang magnitude 5.8 na lindol sa San Francisco, Southern Leyte ngayong araw.
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