Ukuzamazama komhlaba okuthathu okunamandla kucekele phansi izakhiwo kwadala ukuthi izivakashi ezithukile zibaleke endaweni yokungcebeleka edumile eduze nenhloko-dolobha yasePhilippine ngoMgqibelo, kusho izikhulu nofakazi bokuzibonela.
Akuzange kube khona imibiko esheshayo yabantu abalimala abavela ekuzamazameni komhlaba, okuqine kakhulu ogwini oluseduze neMabini, idolobhana eliseningizimu yeManila elidume ngempilo yasolwandle kanye nezixhobo zamakhorali.
Isikhukhula sokuqala esingu-5.5 magnitude sihlasele phakathi nezwe ngo-3:08 pm (0708 GMT) kwalandelwa ukuzamazama okungu-5.9 ngemva komzuzu, ngokombiko obuyekeziwe we-US Geological Service. Ukuzamazama komhlaba kokuqala kubikwe ukuthi kube ngu-5.7 magnitude.
Ukuzamazama okungu-5.0 kugasele endaweni efanayo ngemva kweminye imizuzu engu-20, ngokusho kwezazi zokwakheka komhlaba zase-US.
“Bengisechibini ngenza izifundo zokutshuza ngesikhathi kuzamazama umhlaba. Saphuma sonke sabaleka. Izingcezu zikakhonkolo beziwa,” kusho isivakashi sasePhilippines u-Arnel Casanova, 47, ngocingo esendaweni yokungcebeleka yaseMabini.
“Ngesikhathi ngibuyela ekamelweni lami usilingi wawudilikile namafasitela ezingilazi ephukile, kodwa kuze kube manje wonke umuntu uphephile,” kusho uCasanova, owayesendaweni yokungcebeleka nendodana yakhe eneminyaka engu-20 ubudala.
Uthe izihambeli zokungcebeleka zasala ngaphandle kwamabhilidi alimele emuva kwehora njengoba le ndawo ihlaselwe ukuzamazama komhlaba.
Lokhu kuzamazama kudale ukubhidlika komhlaba okuvale imigwaqo emibili kwacekela phansi isonto elidala, isibhedlela nemizi eminingi endaweni, kusho izikhulu zendawo zitshela i-ABS-CBN TV.
“Sikhipha abantu abathile abahlala ogwini. Sifuna bahlale endaweni ephephile namhlanje ebusuku,” kusho iMeya yaseMabini uNoel Luistro etshela isiteshi.
Uthe ulindele ukuthi okungenani izakhamuzi ezingu-3,000 XNUMX zithuthele ezweni uma kwenzeka kuba nokuzamazama okuqhubekayo, nakuba ihhovisi le-seismology lithe akukho usongo lwama-tsunami.
“Idolobha ligcwele izivakashi, zakuleli nezakwamanye amazwe kule mpelasonto,” engeza.
Inethiwekhi iphinde yasakaza amavidiyo abukhoma abagibeli abebethukile bebaleka endaweni yokugcina abagibeli ethekwini lase-Batangas, eduze nezingqinamba.
Lokhu kuzamazama kudale ukunqamuka kukagesi esifundeni sonke kodwa akulimalanga muntu, kusho uRomina Marasigan, okhulumela iNational Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, etshela abe-AFP.
EManila, eqhele ngamakhilomitha angaba ngu-100, ofakazi babona abantu bephelelwa izakhiwo zamahhovisi endaweni yezimali.
