Rescuers hunt for survivors after Philippines’ deadliest quake in over a decade kills at least 69
By Adrian Portugal and Eloisa Lopez
Bogo, the Philippines (Reuters) -Rrescuie teams in the Filipins called mud and rubble survivors on Wednesday, and the authorities helped hospitals full of wounded after more than a earthquake that killed at least 69 people.
Authorities said that the final wage was afraid that the shallow 6.9 magnitude would be even higher than the earthquake that hit the waters on Cebu Central Holiday Island on Tuesday.
Buildings, including a church over the age of 100, collapsed. Shops, houses and bridges were damaged on the northern coast of the island and the power was cut.
As the authorities competed for hundreds of evacuation for hundreds of evacuation, and as they competed to provide temporary power as the night approached, the aftershocks continued throughout Wednesday.
Search for survivors under the landslide
The objects covered with black sheets were moved on stretchers and placed on the outside of a hospital outside a hospital in Bogo, the worst affected city, was placed side by side from the central base. A man cried while pulling a plastic layer back and holding the face of a dead relative.
Civil defense teams were looking for signs of life under a landslide that killed at least 14 people in the city.
Cebu Provincial Information Officer Ainjeliz Orong landslide “As much as I want to say that there is no more death, the wage can still rise.” He said.
Mark Ochea, a security guard, said he was working in a large fast food restaurant when one side of the building collapsed.
“It’s good to be in front of all people,” he said. “We’re still worried … We even lost the number of aftershocks we’ve been experiencing, and it has been like that since last night.”
Sonny Cuse, a three -wheeled bicycle driver, said that the earthquake shook his house and that his family managed to escape in time.
“We thought we could die today, but we are grateful for we are all of us safe. I am grateful to the Lord.”
The earthquake was the most deadly in the country where an earthquake of 7.2 -magnitude earth has hit the neighboring Bohol Island and killed 222 people. The Philippines sit on the Pacific “Fire ring” and experience more than 800 earthquakes every year.
Total number is missing yet
On Wednesday, there was no immediately a figure for the number of people who were still missing. Authorities, 186 people were injured and released medical voluntary calls to help hospitals, he said. The absence of heavy rain and power made it even more difficult to save.
Earthquake monitoring agencies put the earthquake depth of about 10 km (6.2 miles) and recorded multiple aftershocks with the most powerful 6 magnitude. There was no threat of tsunami.
The videos published by the local media showed people who hurried from their homes in Cebu, a 200 km long, 3.4 million people, when the buildings shook the floor and the buildings collapsed. On the roads and motorcyclists opened the big cracks, the rails of a bridge swinging side by side tried to security.
Coast Guard used a ship carrying doctors, nurses and other medical staff affiliated to Bogo. The crew loaded medical material boxes and equipment sacks.
The government advised visitors to remain awake to Cebu, one of the most popular tourist places of the Philippines. Cebu’s international airport remained the second most intense operational in the country.
President Swift promises help
President Ferdinand Marcos JR made sure of fast help to the survivors.
In his statement to journalists, “We evaluate the damage, we evaluate the needs,” he said.
San Remiio Mayor Mariano Martinez, close to Bogo, said that there is at least 11 losses in the region and that the victims under the age of 12 and the death fee are expected to climb.
Vice President Alfie Reynes said that there were people playing basketball in a partially collapsed sports complex between the victims. He addressed food, water and heavy equipment.
(Reporting by Adrian Portugal and Eloisa Lopez in Cebu and Mikhail Flores in Manila; Writing by Karen Lema and Martin Petty;
