INQUIRER.net: NDRRMC call off search for quake survivors

INQUIRER.net Philippine News for Filipinos

NDRRMC call off search for quake survivors Oct 19th 2013, 05:50 MANILA, Philippines—Philippines rescuers on Saturday called off the search for survivors after a powerful earthquake on the tourist island of Bohol that killed at least 180 people.   "The rescue operations have ended and instead we are now conducting recovery operations," said disaster chief Eduardo del Rosario.   "We are still looking for 13 others. Our responders are now on site to recover their bodies," the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council executive director told a news conference.   The island of about one million people, one of the country's main tourist destinations, suffered landslides, fallen bridges, shattered roads a... Keep on reading: NDRRMC call off search for quake survivors Media files: Philippines-Earthquak_Inte21-600x400.jpg (image/jpeg)

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