THE NUMBER of Chiriqui homes  affected by two recent earthquakes  and 70 aftershocks is rising  as inspections by the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc), continue.

By Wednesday Apr. it was confirmed that  40 homes were damaged with 17 of them scheduled to be demolished.

Sinaproc  Director General of José Donderis, said that the  affected homes  are in  Boquete, Guadalupe and Baru.