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At least 29 were killed by landslides while 10 others were crushed by collapsing buildings in the mountainous town of of Guihulngan on Negros island, said regional military official colonel Francisco Patrimonio.
Four other people were killed in other parts of Negros which also suffered widespread power outages and damaged roads and bridges, hampering rescue efforts, the colonel told reporters.
"Looting is now rampant in Guihulngan which forced us to commit [more troops] with the Philippine national police," he added.
The earthquake struck the central Philippines north of Negros Island, about 50 kilometres from the big population centre of Cebu which houses more than 2 million people.
Almost four hours after the quake struck, a 6.2-magnitude aftershock hit the central Philippines again, panicking rescuers once more.
The US geological survey measured the quake at a depth of 46 kilometres.
Witnesses reported violent shaking and government authorities say windows were smashed and buildings cracked.
High-rise buildings appear to have been largely unaffected, while some bridges have been cut. There have been over 40 aftershocks.
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Source: [url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-07/forty-three-dead-after-earthquakes/3814398[/url]
Holy shit, that road.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;34595566]Holy shit, that road.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I wonder how they got that "Next [keyboard: right arrow]" onto it.
[QUOTE=ElectroMagnet;34595690]Yeah, I wonder how they got that "Next [keyboard: right arrow]" onto it.[/QUOTE]
Must be one of those chalk-drawing illusions that look amazing at the right perspective.
Hey, Japan had roads as fucked up as that, and they had it fixed in less than a week.
That really messed that road up, I can't imagine falling on that.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;34595769]Hey, Japan had roads as fucked up as that, and they had it fixed in less than a week.[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://s3-ak.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/web05/2011/3/11/15/road-split-in-two-by-japanese-earthquake-17099-1299877017-10.jpg[/IMG]
except japan has this insane amount of precision with them.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;34595769]Hey, Japan had roads as fucked up as that, and they had it fixed in less than a week.[/QUOTE]
But they didn't have to deal with a big yellow box that said "Next [keyboard: right arrow]"
[QUOTE=ewitwins;34595769]Hey, Japan had roads as fucked up as that, and they had it fixed in less than a week.[/QUOTE]
Pretty sure Japan is better off than the Philippines. Bad comparison.
I hope my cousins are ok :(
[QUOTE=oranges283;34596272]I hope my cousins are ok :([/QUOTE]
I do too.
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