Rescuers scramble to dig out people buried in rubble as fresh quake hits Philippines

People gather near debris that collapsed and blocked a road after a quake hit Pampanga province, the Philippines, on April 22 2019, in this photo obtained from social media. Picture: REUTERS/ALLAN BELLEZAPhilippine rescuers scrambled on Tuesday to reach people feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in an earthquake, as a new tremor hit the nation.

The worst of Monday’s damage was in the province of Pampanga, which was the site of most of the 11 fatalities, disaster officials said. More than 100 others were injured by falling rubble, including in Manila, according to police. Scores of rescuers in the town of Porac were using cranes and jackhammers to peel back the pancaked concrete structure of a four-storey market building where the Red Cross said 24 people were unaccounted for.

The quake damaged several centuries-old churches which were crowded with worshippers in recent days as the majority-Catholic Philippines marked the Easter holiday.Catholic priest Father Roland Moraleja, who is based in Porac, said the 18th century belfry of St Catherine of Alexandria church collapsed in the quake. “It was the only part left from the old church,” he said. “The historical value is now gone, but we are hopeful that it will rise again.

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