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Local group assessing potential Philippines help after earthquake
Residents take shelter at the lobby of the city hall in Tandag, Surigao Del Sur province in southern Philippines, Friday, following a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern and southern Philippines. The quake set off car alarms, shook items off shelves and sent many coastal residents fleeing for high ground before the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted all tsunami alerts it had issued for the Philippines and neighboring countries from Indonesia to Japan, and for Pacific islands as far away as the Northern Marianas. (ERWIN MASCARINAS / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A local disaster relief group may try to send aid following an earthquake in the Philippines.
Fred De Villa, co-chair of the Winnipeg-based Fil-Can Disaster Relief Fund, said the committee is still trying to assess what help is needed following Friday night's earthquake.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey's website, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern coast of the Philippines on Friday.
De Villa said the coastal region is not heavily populated, and he hasn't heard of any Winnipeggers who have relatives in the area. He said the relief committee will meet on Sunday and discuss what they can do to help.
"The earthquake hit really hard," De Villa said. "We're trying to assess what kind of help they need because the last news we heard is they think a tsunami (could) hit the area."
Last year, the group sent more than $6,000 to the Philippines in the wake of a massive flood.
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Updated on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 6:53 PM CDT: Changes typo in headline
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