These helped Nerissa Superales survive after being trapped in the collapsed three-story building in Barangay Poblacion, here following the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that rocked Leyte on Thursday afternoon. Superales and the Omolons were rescued at 8 p.m. while Cabahug and Flores were pulled out more than two hours later. A grocery and hardware occupied the ground floor, a small hotel on the second floor and a roof deck on the third floor. The ground floor was almost flattened while the second floor was only less than a meter away from the ground. When she replied in the affirmative, Superales told Omolon to call her brother, PO2 Rodel Superales, and ask for help.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 07, 2017 10:59 UTC