100 sinkholes found in Bohol after quake

InquirerNews – 11/2/13, Carmel Matus

A family of four died in this sinkhole in Antiquera, Bohol. Contributed Photo Paula Cacho

TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines—Close to 100 sinkholes have been discovered in nine towns and one city in Bohol after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook the province on Oct. 15.

Environment officials said not all of the sinkholes posed dangers to the public as long as no houses were built over them. In Poblacion Uno village in the capital Tagbilaran City, however, 200 families were asked to leave their homes, as the structures were built on the roof of a sinkhole.