Yale Tulane ESF-8 MOC Special Report - Bohol Philippines Earthquake -17 Oct 2013

YALE/TULANE ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM SPECIAL REPORT

BOHOL, PHILIPPINES - EARTHQUAKE
BACKGROUND

LINKS

SITUATION

PHILIPPINES
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
Department of Social Welfare and Development
Department of Health
Official Gazette

HOSPITALS

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
RELIEFWEB

AFFECTED AREA

WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL RESPONSE
IFRC

INJURED

374*
*Situation is still developing

DEAD

156*

EUROPEAN
Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection
UNITED STATES
The Department of State
US Embassy – The Philippines
PACOM

HEALTH RISKS - EARTHQUAKE
CONTACTS AND LINKS

17 OCTOBER 2013

HEALTH INFORMATION
CDC - Earthquake
WHO- Earthquake

PORTALS AND RESOURCES
ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on
Disaster Management
GDDAC
Prevention Web – Philippines
Pacific Disaster Center
Thomas Reuters Foundation
Humanitarian Early Warning Service - Seismic
Earthquake Report
IRIS
MCEER
EMSC
Underground Weather

BACKGROUND
WHERE:

The central Philippines island of Bohol

WHEN: 8am (Local Time) Tuesday, 15 October 2013
SITUATION: 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake
7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines island of
Bohol early Tuesday morning, a little after 8am local time. The effects
of the quake was felt in Cebu city which is about 37 miles (60
kilometers) north of the epicenter.
The quake was centered about 629 kilometers south-southeast of
Manila, near Carmen in Bohol province, with a depth of 33 kilometers.
The earthquake intensity was measured at level '7' which is considered
'destructive'. Carmen has a population of 43,000. Cebu has a
population of 866,000.

There have been more than 1,213 aftershocks, 24 were felt. Residents
remain fearful of returning to their homes. An earthquake with
magnitude 4.9 occurred near Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines at
15:32:45.60 UTC on Oct 16, 2013.
DEAD: 156 (number is expected to increase).
INJURED: 374
MISSING: 22
AFFECTED POPULATION: 631,809 families / 3,209,058 people
DISPLACED POPULATION: 9,359 families / 47,067 people
DAMAGES: 2,066 houses damaged (605 total/1,461 partial)
SITREP NO.5 RE EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKE IN CARMEN, BOHOL

AFFECTED AREA
•

The central
Philippines was hit
by an earthquake
whose center fell
on Bohol, which is
2 miles away from
Carmen town

•

The effects of the
earthquake have
been felt by over 3
million people
across 3 provinces
and 7 different
cities

http://reliefweb.int/disaster/eq-2013-000134-phl
OCHA 15 OCT 2013

http://reliefweb.int/map/philippines/philippines-bohol-earthquake-15-october-2013

CURRENT SITUATION
REPORTED INTENSITY:
•
Intensity VII: Tagbilaran, Bohol and Cebu City
•

Intensity VI: Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, and
Dumaguete City

•

Intensity V: Iloilo City; La Carlota, Negros Occidental;
Guimaras Island; Abuyog, Leyte; Ozamis City; Sibulan,
Negros Oriental; Camiguin Island; and Gingoog, Misamis
Cagayan de Oro

•

Intensity IV: Masbate City; Roxas City; San Jose, Culasi ,
Antique; Bulusan, Sorsogon; Hinunangan, Leyte;
Patnungon, Antique; Dipolog City; Bacolod City; Naval,
Biliran; Bayawan City; Baybay, Southern Leyte;
TabonTabon, Leyte; San Pablo, Leyte; Bato, Leyte;
Guihulngan, North Oriental; Butuan City ; and Tacloban

•

Intensity III: Davao City; Canlaon City; Cotabato City; La
Costellana, Negros Occidental; Zamboanga City;
Borongan City, Samar; Bukidnon; Tarragona, Davao;
Surigao City ; Laoan, Antique; Cotabato City; Banisilan,
North Cotabato; Potongan, Zamboanga del Norte;
Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte; Labason, Zambaonga del
Norte; Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte; Balderama,
Antique; and Barbaza, Antique

•

Intensity II: Nabas, Aklan ; Carrascal, Surigao del Sur;
Tacurong City; and Libertad, Antique

•

Intensity I: Lezo, Akla


CURRENT SITUATION
POWER: :
• The power in the distribution lines in Tagbilaran City, all towns
being served by Bohol II Electric Cooperative (BOHECO II), and
Cebu province have already been as of the afternoon of 15
October
• The towns of Loay, Lila, Dimiao, Loboc, Sevilla, Panglao, and
parts of Dauis and Albuquerque being served by Bohol I
Electric Cooperative (BOHECO I) have been energized as of
10:00 a.m, 16 October
• .
• BOHECO I is now working on restoring power in the remaining
towns. Corella, Sikatuna, Baclayon, Maribojoc, Antequera,
Cortez, Carmen, Sagbayan, Batuan, Bilar, and parts of
Albuquerque and Dauis is expected to have power within the
day after completing some repairs and technical inspections.
• The towns of Tubugon, Calape, Loon, Inabanga, Clarin,
Catigbian, Balilihan, and San Isidro, meanwhile, are expected
to have power within 2 to 3 days, as NGCP is still conducting
restoration of the two 69kv poles in the area.
• DOE is making final deliberations on how to deploy the 2 to 3
KW capacity generator sets to secure power in stricken areas,
especially in the hospitals and other offices providing basic
services.
GASOLINE: 14 gasoline stations in Bohol were closed due to
damages


SHELTERS:
•
Inside evacuation center: 51 (5,992 families /30,359 people)
•
Outside evacuation centers: 1,438 families /7, 065
•
Some of the displaced families are staying in open spaces
rather than in community facilities for fear of further damage
with continuing occurrence of aftershocks.
ROADS:
•
18 bridges in Bohol remain impassable.
•
The Abatan Bridge that connected Maribojoc to Tagbilaran City
collapsed
•
The highway in Cortes particularly in Lilo-an was rendered
impassable due to a landslide.
•
A part of Cortes’ highway was also damaged.
•
The Municipal hall in Sagbayan was destroyed while the
municipal hall in Clarin was damaged.
LANDSLIDE:
•
Boljoon, Cebu highway
•
Barangay Kawasan, Aloguinsan, Cebu
•
Barangays Gutland, Canulam, Canbantug, Lapay, and Bulasa in
Boljoon, Cebu
SCHOOLS:
•
Classes at ALL LEVELS (public & private) are suspended from
Oct. 16 to Oct. 18.
•
The Department of Education said there is an ongoing
assessment of the structural integrity of about 2,719 schools in
Bohol and Cebu.

CURRENT SITUATION - MEDICAL
HOSPITAL

DAMAGE

NOTES

Cebu Doctors University
Hospital, Mandaue City

Collapsed Roof

Evacuated. Not safe for
occupancy.

St Vincent Hospital, Cebu

Cracked

All staff and patients
evacuated

Cebu City Medical Center,
Cebu
Congressman Castillo
Memorial Hospital, Loon

Transported patients to
Pahina Center Gym and
other hospitals
Severely damaged

Rescue operations
completed, Patient
evacuated to basketball
court.

Patients spending the night outside of Cebu
City Medical Center (YouTube)

• Center for Health Development VII (Central Visayas) raised a “Code Red Alert
Status” and conducted a Rapid Health Assessment (RHA) for the region.
• The Department of Health reports 11 hospitals were damaged in the region, 6 of
which are being operated by the DOH, 3 by the private sector and 2 by local
government units.

• 3 Hospitals in Cebu City are unsafe for occupation.


Cebu Doctors University Hospital show the damage
resulting from the earthquake (EPOCH TIMES).

CURRENT SITUATION - MEDICAL
• DOH has deployed teams in Tagbilaran City to augment the medical
staff there.
• Orthopedic surgeons were also sent to Bohol to assist medical
teams.
• At present, two DOH teams from East Ave Medical Center and
Quirino Memorial Medical Center have arrived in Bohol.
• Hospitals have been told to be prepared for an influx of patients
with injuries ranging from simple lacerations to fatal crushing
injuries.

• There is an urgent need for generators and latrines . The
two latrines in local schools are currently serving as the
hospital latrines.
• Power lines have been damaged in Carmen and water
pipes are contaminated. As a result, the town of 44,000
people has no clean, drinking water.
• The logistics cluster has identified warehousing needs in
Bohol province and will provide two Mobile Storage Units
(MSUs) - one at the airport and another in the city.

• The public has been warned about the dangers associated with
dusts from collapsed buildings, which could pose serious dangers to
health. Dusts could clog air passages of trapped survivors and could
cause severe lung problems or even death.
CARMEN - A joint team of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) and the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT)
arrived in Carmen town on 16 October, the epicenter of the quake.
According to the joint DSWD-HCT team in Carmen, a local Health Unit
is destroyed and as a result, pregnant women are now giving birth in
the back of an ambulance.
• There is an urgent need for medical gloves, emergency lights,
antibiotics, painkillers, medicines, OB kits and oxytocin. A field
district hospital is extensively damaged

Doctors treat a woman outside a damaged Vicente Sotto Hospital in
Cebu, central Philippines on Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013 (AP).

OCHA SITREP #2 – 16 Oct 13

WEATHER
BOHOL, PHILIPPINES
Chance of
Precipitation
60%
Thursday, 17

Chance of
Precipitation
40%
Friday, 18

Chance of
Precipitation
40%
Saturday, 19

Chance of
Precipitation
60%
Sunday, 20

Chance of
Precipitation
30%
Monday, 21

Chance of
Precipitation
20%
Tuesday, 22

90

90

90

90

90

90

| 77°F

Chance of T-storms

| 75°F

T-Storms

| 77 °F

Chance of T-storms

| 77 °F

Chance of T-storms

| 77 °F

Chance of T-storms

| 75 °F

Chance of T-storms

Visayas will experience
cloudy skies with light to
moderate rain showers and
thunderstorms.
Winds will be light to
moderate coming from the
northeast with slight to
moderate seas.

MT Satellite image 17 October 2013
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph
PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (PAGASA)
WEATHER UNDERGROUND

Chance of
Precipitation
0%
Wednesday 23

90

| 75°F

NATIONAL RESPONSE
• The Office of Civil Defense and the National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) held a
press briefing 16 October to give updates on the effects of
the earthquake.
• A total of 1,267800 pesos (29,374.93 USD) worth of food
and non-food items have been provided by the Rotary Club
of Cebu, Cebu City and Mandaue City. The Department of
Trade & Industry has deployed 11 teams to monitor
emergency supply levels and prices.

• The Department of Social Welfare & Development has deployed
6 additional personnel to assist with managing evacuation
centers, relief distribution, etc.

• The Philippines National Police has also deployed 271 personnel
and 17 vehicles from Bohol.
• The Philippine Coast Guard Central Visayas SAR
Teams/Emergency Units are on standby and ready to dispatch for
relief operations in coordination with DSWD and DOTC
(Department of Transportation and Communications).
• The Department of Public Works and Highways deployed
personnel to evaluate structural soundness of affected areas. The
Armed Forces of Philippines set alerts to address collapsed
structures.
• The Department of Education began identifying alternative
classrooms in affected areas for possible resumption of classes.
• The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) of Bohol
conducted assessment and served hot meals to 3000 Bohol
Cultural Center & Sports Complex.

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel load frying fans and relief goods onto
a PCG vessel at a port in Manila on October 16, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty
Images)


RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT ACTION
• Philippine Red Cross (PRC) volunteers and staff in the Cebu, LapuLapu City, Negros Oriental and Siquijor were mobilized immediately
after the earthquake to verify incoming damage reports.

• PRC Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang has instructed teams
from national headquarters to immediately send a generator
set to Bohol Chapter for the smooth operation of the blood
bank.

• PRC Cebu City and Bohol chapters deployed rescue teams to
affected areas in their respective provinces to evaluate the damage
from the earthquake and to support local government unit rescue
efforts

• Field tent hospitals will be set up in evacuation centers as well
as water bladder and ready to eat meals.

• Assessment and rescue teams were also deployed in Barangay
Oslob, Carcar City (South of Cebu) to verify a reported landslide

• The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies (IFRC) and Partner National Societies with offices in
country are on standby for joint assessments and to support
PRC action, if required.

• In Cebu City, local chapters set up First Aid stations and welfare
desks to provide medical assistance and welfare services to affected
individuals. Ambulances were likewise deployed to Cebu City
Medical Center to transport patients to Vicente Sotto Medical
Memorial Center.
• Local chapter in Bohol will serve hot meals to 200 families who
were affected by the earthquake and are currently in the evacuation
center
• Operations centers at the national headquarters and respective
chapters are continuously monitoring the situation.
• PRC has made ready its preparedness stocks for at least 15,000
families in Manila including hygiene kits and non-food items
(blankets, jerry cans, sleeping mats and mosquito nets).

Philippines National Red Cross Update – 16 October
IFRC INFO BULLETIN #1 - 15 OCT 2013

HEALTH RISKS - EARTHQUAKE
IMMEDIATE RISKS
Earthquakes cause high mortality resulting from trauma, asphyxia, dust inhalation
(acute respiratory distress), or exposure to the environment (e.g., hypothermia).
•

Wounds and Injuries will be numerous due to the initial impact of the earthquake
and subsequent rescue and clean-up activities.
– Crush injury is defined as compression of extremities or other parts of the body
that causes muscle swelling and/or neurological disturbances in the affected
areas of the body. Typically affected areas of the body include lower
extremities (74%), upper extremities (10%), and trunk (9%).
– Crush syndrome is localized crush injury with systemic manifestations. These
systemic effects are caused by a traumatic rhabdomyolysis (muscle
breakdown) and the release of potentially toxic muscle cell components and
electrolytes into the circulatory system. Crush syndrome can cause local tissue
injury, organ dysfunction, and metabolic abnormalities, including acidosis,
hyperkalemia, and hypocalcemia.
– Risk of wound infection and tetanus are high due to the difficulties with
immediate access to health facilities and delayed presentation of acute injuries.
– Gangrene is a complication of wound contamination and prompt wound
treatment is critical for its prevention. Gangrenous wounds should be managed
aggressively, with surgical removal of gangrenous tissue. There is no risk of
transmission of gangrene to unaffected persons.
– Slipping and tripping hazards/Falling objects: precaution when dealing with
collapsed structures and debris for sharp objects, holes and/or protruding
objects.
– Burns and electroshocks may be observed; exposure to fire, exposed electrical
wiring and spilling of chemicals and natural gas (highly flammable)
– Respiratory illness/distress: exposure to dust and environmental pollutants,
including asbestos and silica.

EARTHQUAKE AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Earthquakes may increase the transmission of the following :
•

Water/Sanitation/Hygiene-related and Foodborne Diseases
– Displaced populations are at high risk from outbreaks of water, sanitation,
and hygiene and foodborne-related diseases due to reduced access to safe
water and sanitation systems.
–

•

Disruption of usual water sources and contamination of water by damaged
sewage infrastructure may result in unsafe drinking water

Diseases Associated With Crowding
–

–
–
–

Population displacement can result in overcrowding in resettlement areas,
raising the risk of transmission of certain communicable diseases that are
spread from person to person through respiratory droplets such as
measles, diphtheria and pertussis (see section below on vaccinepreventable diseases), and acute respiratory infections or ARI. This risk is
increased with inadequate ventilation.
Overcrowding can also increase the likelihood of transmission of
meningitis, waterborne and vector-borne diseases in the weeks and
months following the earthquake.
Stray animals , rodents and insects are able to transmit a number of
diseases (malaria, dengue, rabies, etc.) ; removal of debris, garbage and
waste for pest control is necessary.
Immunization against endemic communicable diseases recommended.

NOTES: previous experience with earthquakes that caused major structural damage has demonstrated that the incidence of crush syndrome is 2-15% with
approximately 50% of those with crush syndrome developing acute renal failure and over 50% needing fasciotomy. Of those with renal failure, 50% need dialysis.
SOURCE: CDC| WHO| CDC- CRUSH INJURIES

POINTS OF CONTRACT
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD)
IN CENTRAL VISAYAS
•
24/7 Emergency Hotline (032) 232-9507
Office of Civil Defense Numbers
•
Region V - (052) 481 1656 or (052) 481 5031
•
Region VI - (033) 337 6671 or (033) 509 7971
•
Region VII - (032) 416 5025 or (032) 253 8730
Centers for Health Development

Center for Health Development (CHD) VII - Central Visayas
REGIONAL DIRECTOR: Dr. JAIME S. BARNADAS, Director IV
ASST. REGIONAL DIRECTOR: Dr. LAKSHMI LEGASPI, Director III
ADDRESS: Sambag II, Cebu City, Philippines
CONTACT NO.: (032) 256-2128/253-6355
FAX: 254-0109
WEBSITE: http://chd7.doh.gov.ph/

RED CROSS
For further information specifically related to this operation, please
contact:
• Philippine Red Cross, Manila: Gwendolyn Pang, secretary-general;
phone +63 2 525 5654; fax +63 2 527 0857; email:
gwendolyn.pang@redcross.org.ph
• IFRC Philippine country office, Manila: Bernd Schell, country
representative; phone +63 2 309 8622; mobile +63 928 559 7071;
email: bernd.schell@ifrc.org
• IFRC regional office for Southeast Asia, Bangkok: Anne Leclerc, head
of regional office; phone +66 2661 8201; mobile +66 85 661 7464;
email: anne.leclerc@ifrc.org
• IFRC Asia Pacific zone office, Kuala Lumpur (phone: +60 3 9207
5700, fax +60 3 2161 0670);
o Al Panico, head of operations; email: al.panico@ifrc.org
o Andreas Weissenberg, operations coordinator, email:
andreas.weissenberg@ifrc.org
o Patrick Fuller, communications manager, email:
patrick.fuller@ifrc.org
o Peter Ophoff, head of planning, monitoring, evaluation and
reporting (PMER); email: peter.ophoff@ifrc.org

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