WATCH: Itbayat church, ancestral homes damaged in Batanes earthquake. Full story:
MANILA, Philippines – Batanes was rocked by aearly morning of Saturday, July 27, followed by aftershocks, and a stronger magnitude 5.9 earthquake.
The tremors left at least 5 people killed, many others hurt, and homes and heritage structures badly damaged.Sta Maria de Mayan Church taken in the same morning – the first hours after the first 4:16 am magnitude 5.4 eathquake that struck east of Itbayat.The Philippine Information Agency Region 2 posted this later photo past 8 am, after another earthquake – magnitude 5.9 this time – also struck east of Itbayat, which showed a tilting bell tower.
DAMAGED. The Sta Maria de Mayan Church, built in 1888, is badlay damaged by the strong earthquake that struck Batanes on July 27, 2019. Photo from PIA Region 2DESTROYED. The Sta Maria de Mayan Church lost its bell tower following the series of earthquakes that hit Itbayat, Batanes on July 27, 2019. Photo by Dominic De Sagon AsaEVACUEES. Residents of Santa Maria in Itbayat, Batanes have evacuated to the plaza after the series of earthquakes on July 27, 2019.
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