Bogo, Philippines (AP) -When firefighters from a budget hotel demolished 6.9 m. The earthquake in the Philippines, released his 4 -year -old son’s body, a gelig and gently caressed the black cardak bag, trying to feel the remains of his child for the last time.
A bag of gelig wives, the Condor Reception of the Pension Chamber, was followed. She worked there at night, taking care of her son John. The rescuer handed him a cell phone found with her body, and he nodded to confirm that it was her.
Gelig and his family crazy called after a powerful earthquake shocked the city of Bogo in Cebu province Tuesday night, but she never took.
“I went around the rubble and still called their names,” Gelig told the Associated Press next to the ruins of the hotel, where he and the rescuers discovered their remains for the first floor rubble.
The number of deaths increased from the earthquake to at least 72 people on Thursday and more than 360 was injured. Disaster officials said there were no reports of additional missing people and completed their search and rescue efforts. More than 170,000 people were affected, including many who refused to return home because they were traumatized and afraid of shocks.
The earthquake has damaged or destroyed 87 buildings and nearly 600 homes in Bogo, a relatively new and progressive coastal city of about 90,000, and away from cities. Bridges and concrete roads were damaged and the seaport collapsed in Bogo.
The shaking is about 22.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flew into Bog on Thursday, inspecting damaged homes and buildings and offering cash and medical care to surviving people, mourning the families of the dead. He said tents clusters would be built for thousands of transferred residents.
Just a few days ago, the president was in the central region after a fierce storm remained at least 37 people died and affected more than half a million people, including Cebu province.
Parties offer condolences and support
The United States, a longtime ally of the Philippines Treaty, offered assistance after the earthquake. Several other countries, including China and Japan, expressed their condolences.
“Japan is always standing with the Philippines to overcome this time of difficulties,” Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said to Marcos.
One of the most disaster prone countries, the Philippines often suffer from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to their place in the Pacific Ring of Fire, seismic failures in the arc around the ocean.
The archipelago is also caused by about 20 typhoons and storms each year, so the response of the disaster to disasters is an important task of government and volunteer groups.
Victims and surviving people share tedious stories
Shortly after the earthquake was devastated by Bogo, the Red Cross tried to summon one of his full -time volunteers who lived in the city.
Ian Ho, 49, was a highly qualified first answer. When he did not respond, the Red Cross team was stationed. His house crushed and was found dead inside, buried on rubble, hugging his 14-year-old son, who was injured. The teenager survived, said Gweendolyn Pang, Secretary General of the Red Cross.
“He chose to be a son’s shield,” said Pang. “These are the people we have, the rescue with an innate instinct to help other people. In this case the last person he saved was his son.”
Although most people were at home when a shaking was struck, Bryan Sinangote watched a basketball game with less than 100 spectators in San Remigis, right next to Bogo. Everyone freezed. When the tremors up and down became intense, everyone withdrew from the gym, said the 49-year-old driver.
The ceiling of the gymnasium collapsed, three coastal security guards and firefighters were killed. In the Sinangot, he said he had tried to spill but was partially stuck. Later, the members of the Coast Guard were freely pulled out and healing for his face and arm injuries.
This was not his first brush with death. He recalled like Tai Tai Taine Haiyan, one of the strongest record -breaking tropical cyclones in 2013. Destroyed his house in San Remigis. Haiyan left more than 7,300 people dead or missing, smoothed entire villages and forced ships to run and smash and smash at home in the central Philippines.
“The heart to hear what happened to Bogo City,” said the Synangote, adding that the Philippines have no other opportunity to learn how to live alongside disasters.
“After Tofune Haiyan, I destroyed my house, I built it in one year,” he said. “We just have to be ready for anything.”
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Jim Gomez contributed to this report of Manila.