Philippines Earthquake Death Toll Continues to Rise
The amount of deaths from the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the central Philippine island of Bohol on Tuesday rose to 93. A hospital collapsed hospital claimed the lives of many victims as rescuers struggled to reach the patients in the collapsed hospital. Large areas were left without power. A police chief said that 77 of the deaths happened withing the province with at least 15 died in the nearby province Cebu and another on Siquijor Island. The earthquake hit at 8:12 am and was centered about 33 kilometers below Carmen city where many small buildings collapsed. Rescue operations were made difficult due to roads and bridges being damaged. Some historic churches suffered heavy damage along with the country's oldest the 16th century Basicalica of the Holy Child in Cebu which lost its bell tower. Half of the 17th century limestone churches were reduced to rubble. The most amount of deaths occurred due to a hospital collapse in the municipality of Loon. Windy weather and rain made it impossible for the rescue helicopters to come. Some people moved in with their relatives but authorities set up tents for people that were unable to do so. Some people died from stampedes that actually ended up killing at least five people. Overall this earthquake was brutal and it saddens me to hear that peoples life were lost when they didn't need to be. Those people on the bridge that were killed in the stampede did not have to die.
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| The aftermath of the earthquake |
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