According to the statistics of the Government of the Philippine Hostel Province, as of 1st October at 20:00 local time,A strong earthquake in the northern province of Cebu in the Philippines has killed 72 people and injured 200 others.Reporters from the headquarters have arrived in the city of Bogo, which was hardest hit. The victims are facing many difficulties such as power outages.
Widespread power outages in the disaster area, some victims chose to sleep on the streets
In the city of Bogo, the headquarters reporter observed that many buildings in the local residential district were severely damaged by the earthquake, but some people did not go to the evacuation center and remain living near their homes.
We have now arrived in the city of Bogo, where the earthquake struck, and my village is about 4 to 5 kilometers from the center of Bogo. Walking along the way, several areas nearby are out of power. You can see that the villagers behind me are gathering on the empty ground, and they have just received the distribution dinner. In addition to the power outage, many residents do not live in their homes, some have set up tents, some have stopped in the car. Currently, the power outage has become a major difficulty in the lives of local people.
Some of the buildings were severely damaged.
General reporter Huang Zhengzheng: The residential area of Bogo City was severely damaged in this earthquake. Everyone followed the camera to see the house next to me. There was originally a terrace building on the outside, but now it has been completely destroyed, and the three pillars supporting the terrace have all collapsed. The main structure of the house next to it, which is made of wood and iron, was also severely damaged in the earthquake. Continuing forward, passing through the simple buildings in this residential area, you can see beyond the tricycle in front of you that some of the house structures in this area have completely collapsed, but a house behind is still standing. A local resident told us that she lived in such a house and did not go to the evacuation center at present, but chose to temporarily stay behind the house with her family. We are also deeply worried for them whether such living conditions are safe on this night.
Many patients were placed in local hospital parking lots.
The local hospital has been used as a search and rescue command center. Many of the injured are seriously injured and require infusion or even ventilators, but they can only be placed in the hospital's parking lot.
General reporter Huang Zhengzheng: We are now at a hospital in Bogo City. As you can see, many patients behind me are still placed in the parking lot of the hospital. We can observe on the scene that some patients are undergoing infusion, and some even need oxygen. Currently, this hospital also serves as a local search and rescue command center, and various casualty data will also be released here.
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