Manila, April 26 -- The number of people reported killed by the magnitude 6.1 earthquake that rocked Zambales, Pampanga and the rest of Luzon has climbed to 18, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its 6 a.m. Friday update.
In the same report, signed and released by NDRRMC executive director Ricardo Jalad, the number of injured was placed 282 and missing at 7.
The casualties are all from Central Luzon and still subject to verification and validation, the agency said.
The number of affected families were placed at 3,205, which is equivalent to 14,901 individuals residing in 13 cities and municipalities in Region III.
Of these, 909 families or 3,381 persons are being aided inside six evacuation cent...