CEBU CITY — Cheers broke out after rescuers pulled out six people from what used to be a three-story building in Kananga town, Leyte, which collapsed after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook the province on Thursday afternoon. New Town Grocery was a three-story commercial establishment built only in 2006, according to the mayor. The ground floor area was almost flattened while the second floor fell to only less than a meter from the ground. Since they complained that they could not breath properly, they had drilled a hole on what used to be the second floor and put in a vacuum ventilator to allow air to penetrate the rubble. Past 10 p.m., Mayor Codilla announced that the two remaining persons trapped in the rubble had been rescued.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 06, 2017 15:50 UTC