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AMDA Emergency Relief #1: Mindanao Earthquake, Philippines
By Association of Medical Doctors of Asia at ReliefWeb
· June 18, 2026
· 1 min read
. In response to the powerful earthquake that struck the island of Mindanao in the Philippines on Monday, 8 June, AMDA has dispatched two disaster-relief coordinators from Japan. According to the Filipino authorities, a magnitude 7.8 quake devastated the region, leaving 68 people dead, and 1,339 peo
Key takeaway The Japanese team left for the Philippines on 17 June, and is expected to arrive in General Santos, Mindanao, the next day, where they will meet the local team.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 18, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 1 min
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