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  • Updated: July 27, 2022

Five Dead, 60 Injured As Earthquake Hits Philippines

Five Dead, 60 Injured As Earthquake Hits Philippines

At least five people have died and 60 others injured by an earthquake in the northern Philippines.

The quake on Wednesday struck the mountainous province of Abra, causing small landslides and collapsing some houses.

The tremors caused high-rise towers to shake more than 400km away in the capital, Manila, which is located on the south of the island.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose home town is in the northern Philippines, ordered rescue and relief teams to be sent to Abra.

Eric Singson, a congressman in the northern Ilocos Sur province said; “The earthquake lasted 30 seconds or more. I thought my house would fall”.

“Now, we are trying to reach people. Right now there are aftershocks so we are outside our home."

The Philippines Red Cross said its teams on the ground were assessing damage in the affected communities.

The Philippines has been a victim of earthquakes as in October 2013, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Bohol Island in the central Philippines, killing more than 200 people and triggering a number of landslides. Nearly 400,000 people were forced from their homes as a result of the disaster.

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