Damage to infrastructures following the Abra quake on 25 October has reached P81,980,750, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

In its latest data, NDRRMC said a total of 223 infrastructures were destroyed by the earthquake, with a total of PhP59,062,750 worth of damage reported in Cordillera Administrative Region, P21,150,000 in the Ilocos Region, and P1,768,000 in Cagayan Valley.

While 4,684 houses were damaged during the tremor — 4,670 of which were partially destroyed and 14 were totally damaged — most houses from CAR.

The number of affected families rose to 44,447 with at least 85 people reported injured due to the earthquake.

Three evacuation centers were activated, catering to 20 families whose houses were badly hit by the tremor.

NDRRMC said a bridge in Ilocos Region remained not passable to motorists. Six domestic flights in Ilocos Region have been canceled.

The government has so far distributed PhP353,011.92 worth of assistance to earthquake victims.

Increasing aftershocks

Meanwhile, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has so far recorded 763 aftershocks following the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that jolted Abra province on 25 October.

Of the total aftershocks, 158 were recorded as plotted earthquakes and 15 were tremors felt in the province and neighboring areas, with magnitude ranging from 1.4 to 4.8, according to the latest data of Phivolcs as of Friday afternoon.

The epicenter of the earthquake, which was tectonic in origin and has a depth of 11 kilometers, was located seven kilometers Northwest of Lagayan, Abra.