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Photo courtesy of the Provincial Government of Bohol CEBU CITY Four people, including an Austrian tourist, were killed when a bridge in Loay town, Bohol collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. The fatalities were identified as Michael Ouschan from Austria; Arnes Silos from Dauis, Bohol; Emilia Gemina
BRIDGE TRAGEDY. Bohol Governor Arthur Yap (right) and Loay Mayor Hilario Ayuban discuss the collapse of the Loay Bridge on Wednesday (April 27, 2022) that claimed the lives of four people and injured 20 others. Yap said he ordered a fast reconstruction of the bridge and an investigation of the tragic incident. (Screengrab from Bohol PIO video) CEBU CITY - The provincial government of Bohol will extend "full financial assistance" to the families of four people who died when a bridge in Loay town collapsed Wednesday afternoon, which also left 20 others injured, the governor said. "The provincial government will be extending full financial assistance to the four (casualties) there. Unfortunately, there is one Austrian national, a male, and we have contacted the Austrian embassy about repatriating his remains. But for the victims, they will be accorded full respect and full support from the provincial government in terms of financial support," Governor Arthur Yap said i