Mindanao quake altered rivers, ruined P2.3-B infra

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — Over two weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao, authorities in Sarangani and Davao Occidental provinces are dealing with several rivers whose natural course was altered by landslides and shifts in land surface, forming artificial dams or lakes.

Aside from changing river courses, the strong quake on June 8 ...