At least eight dead as 6.9-magnitude quake hits central Philippines

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Cebu: At least eight people lost their lives when a powerful 6.9-earthly earthquake shook the central Philippines at the end of Tuesday, and buildings fell on the island of Sibo, with officials fearing that overnight comfortable working tools could increase.

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake landed at the northern end of the island near Bogo, a city of 90,000 people, was attacked at 9:50 pm (1359 GMT).

Rescue official Rexon Yagot told AFP that three people were killed in the outskirts of Bogo when land sliding targeted their homes due to the earthquake.

Local police confirmed five more deaths at the nearby municipality of San Remagio.

Manila-based network ABS-CBN reported from the scene, four bodies were pulled from a sports center in San Remagyu, while a baby was crushed by a baby in another area of ​​the city.

The CEBU’s provincial government has made a call to help medical volunteers on its official Facebook page to help the earthquake.

Referring to the ongoing rescue efforts in San Remagio and Bogo, Provincial Rescue official Wilson Ramos told AFP, “People can be trapped under demolished buildings.” He said he did not know how many people were missing.

He added that in addition to the darkness, efforts to recover aftershocks were also being interrupted. After the first earthquake, USGS recorded four earthquakes in the area 5.0 or more.

Several roads in the village were also damaged.

The Philippines’ National Grid Corporation said in a consultative that the earthquake caused the power lines to travel, which resulted in a decrease in Sibo and the nearest central islands, which, in a consultative, said it was still estimating the damage limit.

Cebu Firefighter Joy Legide told AFP from San Fernando Town: “We felt shaking at our station, it was so strong. We saw that our locker goes from left to right, we got a little dizzy for a while, but now we are all right.”

‘In trauma’

Marthaham Palin, a 25 -year -old resident of Bantian, near the center, said he was at a town square near a church, which was damaged by the earthquake.

He told AFP, “I heard a voice at the height of the church, then I saw the stones fall from this structure. Fortunately, no one was hurt.”

“I was in shock and panic at the same time, but my body could not move. I was there waiting for a shaking.”

Eagens Mirza, a care -based care based in Bantyan, said his kitchen tiles were broken.

The 65 -year -old told AFP, “It felt as if we would all fall down. This is the first time I have experienced it. The neighbors all fled from their homes. My two teenage assistants hid under a table because they were taught in the boy scouts.”

The provincial government of Sibo has reported that a commercial building and a school have fallen in Bantian, while a fast food restaurant in Bogo has been greatly damaged.

In a direct video message on his official Facebook account, Sibo’s provincial governor Pamela Minnotro urged the residents to “stay calm and move to the open areas. The walls or structures that could fall and be vigilant for aftershocks.”

He said the provincial government was reviewing the situation and reaching the municipal officials.

The USGS had reported the magnitude of 7.0 before reviewing it, while the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no danger of tsunami from the earthquake.

The earthquake in the Philippines is a nearby daily, located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of a severe earthquake that spread from Japan from Japan to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Basin.

Most humans are very weak to feel, but strong and destructive people come randomly, which is not available to predict when and where they can attack.