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Earthquake
Magnitude 6.9 DI
Philippines
In the middle on Tuesday (30/9) night killed five people.
A total of five victims were recorded in the municipality of San Remigio, north of Cebu Island.The Manila ABS-CBN TV network reported that four bodies were successfully evacuated from a sports center in San Remigio, while a child was crushed by debris in another area.
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Earthquakes damage buildings, roads and cut off electricity.Wilson Ramos provincial rescue official said the damage to the building encouraged efforts to rescue victims who were buried in building debris.
“Maybe someone is trapped under the ruins of the building,” Ramos said as reported by AFP.
The earthquake occurred in the sea of the city of Bogo, Cebu around 21.59 local time.The cities of Bogo and San Remigio are densely populated cities.Rescue efforts continue to be carried out even though Ramos and his team did not know exactly how many people were missing.
Aftershock
Efforts to rescue and recover the city must be hampered by aftershocks.The US Geology Agency noted that there were four magnitude earthquakes of 5.0 or higher after the first earthquake.
Meanwhile, the local seismological body warned the possibility of “small sea surface disorders”.Residents on the islands in the middle such as, Leyte, Cebu, and Biliran were asked to stay away from the coast and not to the coastal areas.
The earthquake shock was felt by Martham Pacilan, a resident of the City of Bantayan who was close to the location of the epicenter.During the incident, he claimed to be in the city square near a church.
“I heard a loud boom from the direction of the church, then I saw stones falling from the church building. Fortunately no one was injured,” he told AFP.
“I was shocked and panicked, but my body couldn’t move, I was only there waiting for the shock to stop.”
Not only building damage, the earthquake also cut off electricity throughout the cebu and surrounding islands.
In a video message, the Governor of Cebu Province Pamela Baricuatro appealed to residents to “stay calm and move to an open area; away from walls or buildings that might collapse and remain aware of aftershocks.”
He added that the provincial government was currently assessing the situation and contacting city officials.
(ELS/ELS)
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