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7 rescued from rubble of quake-hit Pampanga supermarket - governor

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<h2>Search still on for one feared trapped </h2><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/23/20190423-porac-earthquake-jc-1153.jpg"/><figcaption>Rescuers try to retrieve victims trapped at the damaged market building in Porac Pampanga on April 23, 2019. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Rescuers in Porac, Pampanga have pulled out 7 survivors from the rubble of a supermarket flattened by a powerful quake, the provincial governor said Tuesday. </p><p>The magnitude 6.1 quake rumbled across Luzon on Monday afternoon, making buildings sway and driving terrified residents to the street. </p><p>While a brownout plunged Pampanga in darkness overnight, rescuers pried at the flattened Porac supermarket, pulling out 7 people, one of whom had his foot amputated after it was crushed by a wall, said Governor Lilia Pineda. </p><p>&quot;Talagang magdamag silang hindi tumigil. Maraming tumulong kaya nakuha iyung 7 na buhay pa,&quot; she told radio DZMM. </p><p>(They really didn&#x27;t stop, many helped so they recovered the 7 survivors.) </p><p>Three people were still feared trapped under the rubble, but only one of them was still making sounds, which rescuers took as a sign of life, the governor said. </p><p>Four fatalities were recovered from the building, she said, adding that authorities were still verifying the number of those who died at hospitals.  </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d2E15dHhh-A?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The quake centered in the neighboring town of Castillejos, Zambales, about 100 kilometers northwest of the capital. </p><p>Thousands of travelers were stranded after aviation authorities shut down the secondary Clark Airport in Pampanga. </p><p>&quot;The damage is quite substantial,&quot; Clark airport president Jaime Mezo said after photos emerged of a heavily damaged terminal.</p><p>Residents posted photos on social media showing a collapsed ceiling and light fixtures swinging in the moments after the quake.</p><p>The belfry of a 17th-century Catholic church in Lubao, one of the region&#x27;s oldest, also suffered damage, Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato de la Pena told reporters.</p><p>The Philippines is part of the Pacific &quot;Ring of Fire&quot;, an arc of intense seismic activity that stretches from quake-prone Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.</p><div><strong>With a report from Agence France-Presse </strong><br/> </div>

<p>Rescuers in Porac, Pampanga have pulled out 7 survivors from the rubble of a supermarket flattened by a powerful quake, the provincial governor said Tuesday. <br /> </p>

Rescuers in Porac, Pampanga have pulled out 7 survivors from the rubble of a supermarket flattened by a powerful quake, the provincial governor said Tuesday.