At least 69 people killed in a powerful earthquake that hit the Philippines • FRANCE 24 English

At least 69 people killed in a powerful earthquake that hit the Philippines • FRANCE 24 English

The wounded received treatment outside this hospital in the Philippine province of Cebu. Rescue officials say the facility inside is struggling to cope. There are many patients here. We are already overwhelmed. Local authorities are frantically searching for survivors after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the central Philippines in over a decade. It struck at 10 p.m. local time Tuesday. Amateur footage shows the moment the lights from this church started to fall and its bell tower collapsed. The 6.9 magnitude quake forcing residents out on the streets with some taking shelter and resorting to prayer. Lord, please send some help. Lord, the earthquake’s devastation is extensive. Shattered glass surrounds the shopping center and some buildings barely stand upright. Family members comfort each other as local officials take away the dead. Authorities expect the death toll to rise as most people were at home at the time the quake struck. The Philippines sits in the Pacific Ring of Fire, prone to volcanic activity and earthquakes. A tsunami warning was lifted hours after it went into effect. The earthquake comes as Sibu and other provinces in the Philippines recover from the passing of tropical storm Bai, which killed dozens of people.

At least 69 people were killed in a powerful earthquake that hit a central Philippine province where dozens of peple were killed by a powerful earthquake Tuesday night. The magnitude-6.9 earthquake that hit at about 10 p.m. trapped an unspecified number of residents in collapsed houses, nightclubs and other businesses in the hard-hit city of Bogo and outlying rural towns in Cebu province, officials said.
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