Okungenani abantu abayisi-8 bashonile kwathi inqwaba yalimala ngemuva kochungechunge lwezigameko ezinamandla ukuzamazama komhlaba washaya inyakatho Philippines Isifunda seziqhingi saseBatanes.
Kubikwa umonakalo omkhulu kumasipala wase-Itbayat ngemuva kokuzamazama komhlaba okubili okulandelanayo okungu-5.4 no-5.9 kuhlasele lesi sifunda ngezithuba zabo-4:16am nango-7:30 ekuseni, kwalandela ukuzamazama komhlaba.
Phakathi kwemisebenzi yokuhlenga emikhulu eqhubekayo ukuzamazama kwesithathu okulinganiselwa ku-5.7 kuhlasele indawo efanayo ngo-09:24am.
Okungenani abantu abayisi-8 bashonile kwathi abanye abangu-60 balimala, ngokolwazi lokuqala oluvela eHhovisi Lokuncishiswa Nokulawulwa Kwezinhlekelele esifundazweni iBatanes.
Wonke ama-jolt abephakathi kwamakhilomitha ayi-15 ukusuka e-Itbayat. Lo masipala, okuyikhaya labantu ababalelwa ku-3,000, uke wanqamuka ugesi. Kubikwe nomonakalo othile esikhumulweni sezindiza sendawo iJorge Abad. Isonto elingumlando likaMaria de Mayan nalo lonakele.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Okungenani abantu abangu-8 bashonile kwalimala inqwaba ngemuva kokuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla okuhlasele isifundazwe seziqhingi esisenyakatho nePhilippines, iBatanes.
- The municipality, which is home to roughly 3,000 people, has suffered a power outage.
- Substantial damage is being reported in Itbayat municipality after two consecutive earthquakes measuring 5.
