Lanao del Norte town halts classes as sea recedes after strong quake

LINAMON, Lanao del Norte – The sea waters off Sultan Naga Dimaporo (SND), Lanao del Norte, receded by about two meters from the shores following the magnitude 7.8 tectonic quake that struck Mindanao Monday morning, prompting school officials to cancel classes in the town’s 16 coastal villages. Jennifer Senerpida, SND Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management