Powerful 7.4-magnitude quake hits southern Philippines, kills six

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On Friday, a massive earthquake in southern Philippines struck a 7.4 -magnitude earthquake, killing at least six people, sending the structure and sending residents in panic before the tsunami warns were over.

According to the Geological Survey of the United States, the earthquake occurred about 20 km (12 miles) from Mani Town in the Mandano area at 9:43 am.

According to official data, 75 people were killed and more than 1,200 were injured in Sibo Province, in Sibo Province.

Rescue official Kent Simon of Pantokan Town told AFP that when his shaft fell into the mountains west of Mani, three miners were killed tunnels to sleep. He said a miner was rescued and several others were injured.

Simon said, “Some tunnels have collapsed, but managed to get out of the miners. In this particular area, only one incident has been reported,” Simon added, adding that the rescue is withdrawing from the remote location of Gomian, which is accessible only through dirt bikes.

Local officials said a man was killed in Matthew City, the largest urban center near the center, when a wall collapsed, while another suffered a deadly visit.

In a statement from the city government, it has reported a separate death in Daoo City, more than 100 km west of the center.

Philippine authorities immediately the earthquake. Later, the tsunami warned, which ordered the evacuation of the eastern maritime, where waves were feared up to three meters (10 feet).

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center raised its alert for the Philippines, Palau and Indonesia around noon, saying “there is no longer a tsunami risk”.

‘People scream and run away’

Wes Kassi, a local official at Tagam City, northwest of Mani, told AFP that a government program in the city hall fell into chaos when the panic participants fled. “They screamed and ran.”

Confirming videos circulating on social media, Kasey said he saw that city workers were entering a metal Christmas tree while they were decorating the earthquake.

Other witnesses said they saw students and workers taking out schools, office buildings and shopping malls – though some footage has been shared on social media.

Many Visan Language Posts jointly made footage of the destroyed buildings and the crane falling from the imagery, but AFP’s facts checks predicted the earthquake to the two visuals.

According to witnesses, it still seems that the earthquake has caused minor and scattered damage.

More than 100 aftershocks were recorded, some reaching 5.0.

Police officer in Dow Oriental province, Dian Lockrova, told AFP that the lines of electricity and communication were low, which hinders the diagnosis of damage.

The provincial government said on Facebook that it had “suspended” classes to “further information” and sent unnecessary public workers home.

‘The lunar was so strong’

Cristian Sirste, a teacher in the city of Campostala near Mani, told AFP that when violent began to rise, she was in the middle of an online meeting.

He said, “It was very slow first, then it became stronger … this is the longest time of my life. We could not immediately run out of the building because it was so strong to wake up.”

“The roofs of some offices fell, but fortunately no one was injured,” he said.

Earthquakes in the Philippines are a nearby daily, located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of a severe earthquake activity spread from Japan to Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

In 1976, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake off the southwest coast of the Mandano Island began, killing 8,000 people or disappearing in the deadliest natural catastrophe in the Philippines.