Fatalities Could Reach 47,000 if ‘Big One’ Strikes Metro Manila
Up to 46,993 casualties and 156,000 injuries could occur if a 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Metro Manila, warned former Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Alexander Pama on Wednesday. Speaking at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Pama emphasized the potentially devastating impact on Metro … Read more