A strong earthquake 17 km northeast of Bogo, Philippines. The earthquake caused devastation. This strong earthquake that occurred last night was recorded as 6.9 on the Richter scale.
According to the latest information, a total of 69 people have died in the entire country in this earthquake. The number of injured is much higher.
Giving information about this, Disaster Management Officer Rex Chigot said that 14 civilians were killed in the district of Agua Cebu alone. Along with this, in a telephone conversation with AP, he said that there is a high possibility of increasing the death toll there.
In addition, a total of six people, including 3 coast guards, a firefighter and a child, died in the city of San Renizio. This was what the city’s Vice Mayor Alfie Ryans told reporters. Along with giving this information, he also made an appeal on the radio and told everyone that the water pipelines have also broken here. There is a huge shortage of food items. We request everyone to help us.
The earthquake that occurred at night had caused a power outage. People ran out of their homes in panic as the ground suddenly started shaking at night.
The earthquake plunged the northeastern city of Cebu into darkness. Cracks had appeared in the walls of the mud houses. Similar food shortages had also occurred in other cities on the island. Where the mud houses have also cracked, it is obvious that the houses made of mud or planks cannot survive.
