BACOLOD CITY: Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Maranon Jr., on Friday called on Negrenses to “be always prepared and pray” after a 6.5 earthquake hit Eastern Visayas that caused only minimal effect on the province with a few hours power interruption. He said the tremor affected submarine cables between Leyte and Cebu, causing the shutdown of power plants in Leyte. In northern Negros Occidental, power was restored in Sagay City, Escalante City and Calatrava town as of 7 a.m. on Friday. “Due to supply deficiency caused by the outage of power plants located in Leyte, customers in Cebu, Negros, and Panay may also suffer occasional power interruptions,” NGCP said.

Source: Manila Times July 07, 2017 12:45 UTC