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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has identified evacuation camps across the metropolis in preparation for a massive quake expected to hit the West Valley Fault.The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has said that the 100-kilometer-long fault system, which passes through various cities and provinces including Bulacan, Quezon City, Marikina, Pasig, Makati, Taguig, Muntinlupa, Rizal, Cavite and Laguna, may cause a 7.2-magnitude quake.

Over 30,000 individuals may die and over 100,000 may be injured, Phivolcs said.

To speed up the evacuation of residents and the rescue operations, the MMDA has divided Metro Manila into four quadrants:

North

– Caloocan

– Valenzuela

– Quezon City

– San Juan

– Mandaluyong

East

– Pasig

– Marikina

West

– Manila

– Malabon

– Navotas

South

– Las Piñas

– Makati

– Muntinlupa

– Parañaque

– Pateros

– Taguig

– Pasay

The MMDA has also designated operation centers and staging areas which will also serve as evacuation camps for affected residents:

North

– Veterans Memorial Golf Course

– University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman

East

– LRT-2 Santolan Depot

– Marikina Boys Town

– Red Cross Marikina

– Ultra Pasig

West

– Intramuros Golf Course

South

– Villamor Air Base Golf Course

Athletic fields, sport arenas and memorial parks as well as churches and gyms that will be designated by local government units (LGUs) will also be used as evacuation centers, the MMDA said.

The Pasig River will serve as an alternate route for rescue and relief personnel in the event that bridges in the metropolis are destroyed by the quake.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), meanwhile, has also identified five areas that will serve as its repacking hubs.

Mall operators have been directed to conduct earthquake drills.

The MMDA also stressed that preparations should start with the families inside their homes. —from a report by Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News

This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.

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