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Roads, houses damaged, clases disrupted after quake hits Southern Leyte

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Sharon Evite

Ranulfo Docdocan

Annie Perez

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:504px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1737609941130Screen Shot 2025-01-23 at 1.25.10 PM.png" style="width:504px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Road cracks open in Liloan as 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Southern Leyte on Jan. 23, 2025. Photo courtesy of Kennlochel Borbonga Rovelo via Sharon Evite</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Southern Leyte on Thursday morning, leaving visible damage in several areas and prompting class disruptions in some schools.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/1/23/m5-8-quake-rocks-san-francisco-town-s-leyte-0900">M5.8 quake rocks San Francisco town, S. Leyte</a></div><p>In Barangay Himay-angan, Liloan in Southern Leyte, the concrete road split apart, as seen in a video captured by Kennlochel Borbonga Rovelo.</p><p>Local authorities and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) are working to assess the situation. </p><p>Residents were advised to stay alert and report any additional damage to their barangay officials. Further updates will be provided as assessments continue.</p><p>Maasin City Mayor Nacional Mercado also suspended classes in all public and private schools to keep students safe.</p><p>Mercado also ordered the City Engineer and other officials to check school buildings and government offices to ensure they are safe and not damaged by the earthquake.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:504px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1737610205162viber_image_2025-01-23_10-47-01-665.jpg" style="width:504px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A damaged house San Francisco, Southern Leyte. Photo from Ranulfo Docdocan</span></span></span></div><p>In Barangay Punta in San Francisco, Southern Leyte, several houses were seen damaged following the quake. </p><p>A landslide was also spotted in the mountain area of the barangay. </p><p>Barangay officials have yet to report any injury due tot he quake.</p><p>The earthquake was also felt in some parts of Cebu City.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><video class="fr-draggable" controls="" src="blob:https://od2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com/c4394a49-51e9-47dc-b3f9-0231d6bb74ed" style="width:600px">Your browser does not support HTML5 video.</video></span></div><p>A cellphone video from teacher Eamar Abadia showed students of Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High school running outside from their rooms during the quake.</p><p>As of 9 a.m., around 45 aftershocks were recorded after the quake struck at 7:39 a.m.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_qlabuiaqzk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Southern Leyte on Thursday morning, leaving visible damage in several areas.</p>

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Southern Leyte on Thursday morning, leaving visible damage in several areas.

Roads, houses damaged, classes disrupted after quake hits Southern Leyte

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Roads, houses damaged, classes disrupted after quake hits Southern Leyte

Sharon Evite,

Ranulfo Docdocan,

Annie Perez

Published January 23, 2025 01:46 PM PHT

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Updated January 23, 2025 02:40 PM PHT

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