'The ground shook like I was on a swing and the lights suddenly went out.'
A strong earthquake set off landslides and toppled buildings in the northern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens. In the capital, hospital patients were evacuated and terrified people rushed outdoors.
Rescue teams conduct search and rescue operations after an earthquake of magnitude 7 rocked the Abra region Philippines on Wednesday, triggering landslides and damage to infrastructure, in La Trinidad, Benguet province on July 27, 2022. "It was the most powerful quake I've felt and I thought the ground would open up," Brillantes told The Associated Press by cellphone.
"Some of the buildings here show cracks," police chief Major Nazareno Emia added."Power was cut off and internet as well." In a chilling near-death experience, Filipino photojournalist Harley Palangchao and companions were traveling downhill in two vans in Mountain Province when they suddenly heard thunder-like thuds and saw an avalanche of boulders as big as cars raining down just ahead of them from a towering mountain.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
7-Magnitude Earthquake Kills 2, Injures Dozens in PhilippinesA strong earthquake has killed at least two people, injured dozens and cracked buildings in the northern Philippines.
Read more »
7-Magnitude Earthquake Kills 4, Injures Dozens in PhilippinesA strong earthquake has killed at least two people, injured dozens and cracked buildings in the northern Philippines.
Read more »
Strong Quake Kills 4, Injures Dozens in Northern PhilippinesA strong earthquake has killed at least four people, injured dozens and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines. Patients were briefly evacuated from two hospitals in the capital. Scientists say the 7-magnitude quake Wednesday morning was centered around Abra province in a mountainous area, where one person was killed and 25 injured. Three villagers died and several more injured in two other provinces near Abra. A safety officer in a town near the epicenter told The Associated Press, “The ground shook like I was on a swing.” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took office less than a month ago, said the chandeliers swayed and clanked in the presidential palace. He planned to travel to the hardest-hit areas Thursday.
Read more »
7.0-magnitude earthquake kills 2, injures dozens in northern PhilippinesA strong earthquake left at least two people dead and injured dozens in the northern Philippines on Wednesday, where the temblor set off small landslides and damaged buildings and churches.
Read more »
Death roll rises after powerful earthquake strikes northern PhilippinesA 7.1-magnitude earthquake left at least four people dead and injured dozens in the Philippines, where the temblor set off landslides, damaged buildings and prompted terrified crowds to rush outdoors.
Read more »