DISASTER mitigation teams remained on heightened alert on Tuesday as aftershocks continued in Surigao City that alarmed residents here after the magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the city last Friday, causing death, injuries and massive damage to property.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said a total of 1,790 families or 9,320 people have been affected by the quake that killed eight, injured 2,019 and damaged 1,790 houses, 143 of which were destroyed.

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