A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines, causing significant casualties and widespread structural damage. The earthquake triggered landslides in mountainous areas, burying homes and cutting off access to remote communities.
Search and Rescue Operations
International urban search-and-rescue teams have been deployed alongside Filipino first responders to locate survivors trapped in collapsed buildings. Time is critical as the window for live rescues narrows.
Medical Response
Americares is shipping emergency medical supplies including surgical instruments, wound care materials, and antibiotics to hospitals in the affected region.
Direct Relief is working with its network of Philippine health partners to ensure clinics have the medications and supplies needed to treat earthquake injuries.
International Medical Corps has deployed emergency medical teams to provide surgical care and trauma treatment in areas where hospital capacity has been overwhelmed.
Infrastructure Damage
The earthquake has damaged roads, bridges, water systems, and power lines across a wide area, complicating relief efforts and leaving many communities without basic services.
Visit our Philippines Earthquake disaster page for the full list of responding organizations and donation links.