MANILA, Oct 1 (NNN-PNA) – At least 18 people were killed and dozens injured, as a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Cebu province, in the central Philippines, last night, local media reported, today.
The death toll is expected to climb as more reports trickle in.
Citing the provincial information office, local newspaper, SunStar Cebu, reported that 13 people were killed in Bogo City, the quake’s epicentre, while four others died in San Remigio town, in northern Cebu.
The municipality of Medellin in Cebu reported at least one death and multiple injuries, along with damage to two bridges.
SunStar Cebu added that, victims of the quake continued to pour into Cebu Provincial Hospital (Bogo City), straining medical staff.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, initially reported that a 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Cebu province at 9:59 p.m. local time on Tuesday. The institute later revised the magnitude to 6.9, adding that, the quake struck at a depth of five kilometres, approximately 19 kilometres north-east of Bogo City.
The tremor was also felt in many neighbouring provinces in the central Philippines, as well as, some regions in the southern Philippines.– NNN-PNA
