The seas receded. The beaches became elevated and wider. Mountain tops gaped open, some parts of which turned into scenic lakes. A small waterfall was formed. In all, Bohol gained 500 meters of shoreline, said Renato Solidum, head of the Philippine Institute and Volcanology (Phivolcs). That’s not all. What once was a gently sloping area in Barangay Anonang, Inabanga, is now a 10-foot-high wall stretching some three kilometers across the remote town. And local scientists are now struggling to understand a newly found fault under Bohol Island — even as the local Boholanos are looking to turn the tragic aftermath into a tourist attraction. A report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on the effects of the earthquake on the island of Bohol was released on October 30, 2013. The report tracks the major phenomenal changes that took place as a direct result of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit central Philippines in mid-October. Bohol gained 500 meters of shoreline, said Renato Solidum, head of the Philippine Institute and Volcanology (Phivolcs), which recorded 3,066 aftershocks, 84 of which were felt. Several mountaintops were cut and their fissures filled up with water in the town of Loon and other places. A small waterfall was formed where a 2.5 meter vertical displacement was seen at the bed of the Cawasan Creek in Calubian, Anonang village, also in Bohol. On the basis of these new alterations of beaches, creeks, and mountaintops in Bohol, volcanologists are theorizing the existence of a new fault line, which is now called the North Bohol Fault, adding it is a northeast-southwest trending reverse fault along the western sector of Bohol island. Previously, Phivolcs said the October 16 earthquake’s epicenter was local at another place (at Carmen town). National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council released other statistics on how the earthquake affected three million residents in central Philippines. •222 Dead •13 in Cebu •208 in Bohol •1 in Siquijor •797 Injured •101 in Cebu •692 in Bohol •1 in Siquijor •1 in Negros Oriental •1 in Iloilo •8 Missing (all in Bohol) The reports revealed the cost of assistance: •P56,149,252.47 total cost of assistance were provided by DSWD, DOH,LGUs, and NGOs to Regions VI and VII. •Financial assistance was given to the bereaved families of 182 dead victims at P10,000 each for a total of P1,820,000. Affected population: •A total of 671,103 families (3,221,248 persons) were affected in 1,527 barangays in 60 municipalities and 6 cities in 6 provinces of Regions VI and VII (these numbers increased from the last situation report, as per validation of DSWD). •In Bohol, 75,140 families (370,836 persons)were displaced. There are currently 376 evacuation centers in the affected areas. Damages: •A total of P2,203,930,000 worth of damaged roads, bridges, flood control, school buildings, hospitals, and other public buildings was reported in the Provinces of Cebu (P819,051,000), Bohol (P1,383,159,000),Negros Oriental (P270,000), and Siquijor (P1,450,000). •A total of 66,932 houses were damaged (12,238 totally I 53,694 partially) in Bohol, Cebu, Neg. Occidental, Neg. Oriental, Iloilo, Siquijor, and Guimaras. •41 bridges were affected of which 38 are passablein the Provinces of Bohol, Cebu and Negros Occidental. •A total of 18 roads were affected of which 16 are passablein the Provinces of Bohol and Cebu.
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