Hundreds of aftershocks shake Philippines
published : 28 Jul 2022 at 13:04
writer: Gary Boyle
Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday.
Five people were killed and more than 150 injured when a 7.0-magnitude quake struck the province of Abra on Wednesday morning.
The powerful quake rippled across the mountainous region, toppling buildings, triggering landslides and shaking high-rise towers hundreds of kilometres away in the capital Manila.
"Aftershocks happen almost every 20 minutes, 15 minutes since yesterday," said a local restaurant owner.
"Many slept outside last night, almost every family."
Hundreds of buildings were damaged or destroyed, roads were blocked by landslides and power was knocked out in affected provinces.
More than 800 aftershocks have been recorded since the quake hit, including 24 that were strong enough to feel.
Vocabulary
- aftershock: a sudden movement of the Earth's surface which often follows an earthquake and which is less violent than the first main movement - แผ่นดินไหวเล็กน้อยที่เกิดหลังจากแผ่นดินไหวรุนแรง
- destroy (verb): to damage something so badly that it no longer exists, works, etc - ทำลาย
- landslide: a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope - แผ่นดินถล่ม
- magnitude: size or strength - ขนาดหรือ ความรุนแรง
- quake: earthquake, a sudden shaking movement of the ground - แผ่นดินไหว
- shake (verb): (past form: "shook") to cause someone to feel nervous or frightened because of something that has happened - ทำให้ตกใจและสะเทือนใจ
- shake (past form shook): to move or make someone or something move with short, quick movements - สั่น, สั่นสะเทือน, เขย่า
- topple: to cause to fall - คว่ำลงมา
- trigger: to cause - ก่อให้เกิด กระตุ้น
