A strong earthquake that kills dozens in the Philippines, and many unacceptable – national

The number of deaths of 6.9 degrees earthquake Beating the center Philipini A disaster official said that the authorities were up to 69 years on Wednesday, as the authorities made a rescue effort to find the survivors after one of the strongest earthquakes in the country in a decade.

The shallow earthquake was hit late on Tuesday off the coast of Sibu Island, cutting the energy and harmful buildings. The number of people who were missing.

Jane Ababo of the Regional Civil Defense Office, citing data from the Regional Disaster Agency, which was being validated, said.

The National Disaster Agency said earlier that the death toll could reach 60 years, as 150 were reported.

The hospital was in the city of Bugo, near the earthquake center, “immersed”. Ravi Alejandro, the civil defense official, said.

The Philippine Coast Guard has published a ship carrying dozens of doctors, nurses and other medical employees heading to Bugo, while President Ferdinand Marcus Junior stressed the survivors of quick assistance, with the cabinet secretaries on the ground directing relief operations.

“We are evaluating the damage, and we are evaluating the needs,” Marcus told reporters after distributing aid on Masat, which is an island that recovers from the effect of Super Typhoon Ragasa last week.

Mariano Martinez, the mayor of San Remigio, near Bugo, said that there are 11 victims in the area, where victims of up to 12 years are expected to climb.

“The first of our main problem is to find losses and identify people who need help,” Dzm Radio told Dzm Radio, adding that many homes have suffered from damage.

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The earthquake monitoring agencies placed the depth of the earthquake in about 10 km (6.2 miles) and recorded many final tremors, the strongest size of 6. There was no tsunami threat after the earthquake.

The Philippines is located in the “Fire Ring” in the Pacific Ocean, where volcanic activity and earthquakes are common. The country had two main earthquakes in January, with no losses.

In 2023, an earthquake of 6.7 eight people was killed.

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The deputy mayor of San Rimigio Alfay Rains said among the dead who were people who were playing basketball in a sports complex when he partially collapsed.

She appealed to food and water for evacuation, as well as heavy equipment to help search for research and rescue workers.

“It rains strongly and there is no electricity, so we really need help, especially in the northern part, because there is a scarcity of water after supply lines were damaged by the earthquake.”

Local media has released videos of people rushing from their homes while the land shook and the buildings collapsed, including the church, which was more than 100 years old.

Sibu, one of the most tourist destinations in the Philippines, is home to 3.4 million people. It was not immediately clear how damaged in other areas of the island.

Macan Sibu International Airport, the second most crowded gate in the country, has been at work.

Philippols Zivolcs said that nearly 800 wireless tremors have been recorded and the affected areas have warned against expecting more tremors in the coming days, although its strength is expected to diminish gradually.

I was reported to be removed in the far south like Zamboanga Del Norte, 330 km (205 miles).

In the town of Pillar, the resident Archill Koraza said that most of his family was asleep when their house began to vibrate violently.

He told Dzmm: “I woke them up and all rushed to the street.”