It was a little past noon when the earth shook and took us all by surprise. I was lying on my bed on the phone, my tita on her wheelchair with her two attentive caregivers, my other tita and cousin in the kitchen preparing our lunch, and my tito already eating ahead of everyone else seated on the kitchen table, when our house trembled and shook. What a reminder that our days are fleeting and can vanish so easily without a notice. How can we prevent an earthquake or even know it was coming?! Thank you Lord no one was hurt and no structural damage done! Naturally everyone in town was in panic and apparently created a stampede downtown. After the level two tsunami warning, residents fled up to higher ground in Tierra Alta, Valencia, in fear that Dumaguete would get swallowed up in another disaster. However, no worries, Dumaguete was safe from the tsunami but did experience a few strong after shocks till 7am this morning. There were a few causalities reported on the news and here are some photos circulating in Facebook showing the damage and the panic caused by the earthquake.
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Here are a few links for further information:
USGS - United States Geological Survey
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Asia_eqs.php
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Asia.php
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