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Philippines earthquake: Eight deaths reported on Luzon | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
At least eight people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck the main Philippines island of Luzon, officials say. | |
The magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit at 17:11 local time (09:11 GMT) on Monday, the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reports. | |
An airport was seriously damaged and at least two buildings were destroyed. | An airport was seriously damaged and at least two buildings were destroyed. |
Authorities fear dozens of people remain trapped underneath a collapsed building in the province of Pampanga. | |
The province - which is north-west of the capital, Manila - is believed to be the worst-hit area. Its governor, Lilia Pineda, told Reuters news agency that 20 people had been injured there. | |
"They can be heard crying in pain," she said of those trapped under the rubble. "It won't be easy to rescue them." | |
Ms Pineda told ABS-CBN television that three bodies had been pulled out of a shop following the earthquake, while a woman and her grandchild were found dead in the town of Lubao. | |
Twenty people have so far been rescued and taken to hospital, she added. | Twenty people have so far been rescued and taken to hospital, she added. |
The earthquake was felt in Manila, where skyscrapers were seen swaying for several minutes in the business district. | |
Clark International Airport, located about an hour's drive north of the capital, suffered major damage, with at least seven people injured. | Clark International Airport, located about an hour's drive north of the capital, suffered major damage, with at least seven people injured. |
Martial arts instructor Dani Justo recalled the moment she felt the earthquake at her Manila home. | Martial arts instructor Dani Justo recalled the moment she felt the earthquake at her Manila home. |
"The clothes hanging on our line were really swaying. My shih tzu (dog) dropped flat on the ground," she told AFP. | "The clothes hanging on our line were really swaying. My shih tzu (dog) dropped flat on the ground," she told AFP. |
Social media users on the northern island posted photos of the damage caused by the quake, including cracked walls and swinging light fixtures. | Social media users on the northern island posted photos of the damage caused by the quake, including cracked walls and swinging light fixtures. |
One video posted to Twitter showed water cascading down the side of a skyscraper from its rooftop pool. | One video posted to Twitter showed water cascading down the side of a skyscraper from its rooftop pool. |
Classes at Manila's De La Salle University are being suspended on Tuesday while building inspections are conducted. | Classes at Manila's De La Salle University are being suspended on Tuesday while building inspections are conducted. |
The Philippines is part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire" - a zone of major seismic activity which has one of the world's most active fault lines. | The Philippines is part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire" - a zone of major seismic activity which has one of the world's most active fault lines. |