TERKINI: 7.2 Magnitud Gempa Bumi di Metro Manila
Assalamualaikum! Hi Uols! Sedang asyik melayani twitter yang agak lama aku biarkan tetiba aku terpaut pada hashtag #PrayForThePhilippines yang menjadi tranding ketika ini menjadi tanda tanya apa yang berlaku sebenarnya?? Ohh.. rupa-rupanya berlaku gempa bumi bersekala 7.2 Magnitude di bandar Metro Manila hari ini, Allahu Akhbar!! Ujian daripada Allah SWT lagi kepada bumi yang semakin tua ini..
Setakat laporan berita Astro Awani, 1ebih 100 orang terbunuh selepas gempa bumi berukuran 7.1 magnitud melanda wilayah Cebu dan Bohol di Filipina pada pagi Selasa. Gempa bumi itu berpusat betul-betul di bawah Bohol, sebuah pulau tarikan pelancongan kerana pantainya yang indah. Pegawai kerajaan memberitahu gempa bumi itu adalah yang paling kuat menggegarkan wilayah berkenaan dalam masa 23 tahun. Gempa bumi yang kuat itu menyebabkan tanah longsor yang menenggelamkan
rumah, meruntuhkan jambatan dan meranapkan beberapa bangunan termasuk
gereja warisan. Sekurang-kurangnya 10 gereja yang dibina sejak zaman penjajahan Sepanyol runtuh di Bohol dan Cebu. Angka kematian dijangka meningkat dalam masa beberapa hari apabila
pasukan menyelamat dan bantuan kemanusiaan dapat tiba ke kawasan
pedalaman. Usaha menyelamat itu berdepan masalah kerana jaringan jalan raya dan komunikasi yang terputus. Usaha menyelamat itu juga disertai oleh penduduk setempat yang terpaksa
membongkar runtuhan bangunan dengan tangan untuk mengeluarkan ahli
keluarga yang terperangkap. di laporkan juga, lebih 800 gegaran susulan direkodkan termasuk satu yang berukuran 5.1 magnitud.
Berikut berita daripada International Business Times tentang gempa bumi di Manila..
Philippines Braces for 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake in Metro Manila
As seismologists in the country say that a 7.2-magnitude earthquake
produced by the Valley Fault System may hit several parts of Manila any
time, Philippines has chalked out a detailed action plan to save itself
from a Nepal-like situation.
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| A woman carries her baby past a destroyed church belfry in Tubigon, Bohol, a day after an earthquake hit central Philippines. |
In a bid to minimise destruction to lives and structure, the country
has introduced the new Valley Fault System Atlas, a tool that will
ensure Metro Manila is prepared for the "big one", according to local
experts.
The atlas prepared by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (Phivolcs) contains detailed images of specific streets and
villages lying on or near the fault line.
"Previously, the official fault maps of Phivolcs only used a 1 to
10,000 scale and showed municipalities and a few streets. Now, the new
atlas has a more detailed scale of 1 to 5,000, which shows actual
streets, villages, and even the outline of some structures," Phivolcs
director Renato Solidum told CNN.
The country's disaster management agency, which has warned of a "mega
earthquake" in Metro Manila, has asked its citizens to be prepared.
Phivolcs director Solidum, who sounded the alarm bells, stated that only
by being prepared can a Nepal-like destruction be prevented.
In Nepal, more than 8,000 people were killed after the country was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake last month. Last year, a joint study by
Filipino agencies and the Australian government had found that a 7.2
magnitude earthquake in the West Valley Fault could kill 37,054 people.
After it was predicted that Philippines would face a major
earthquake, the affected citizens who live along or on the fault line
took to Twitter to express their fears. The
hastag #PrayForThePhilippines became a trend on Twitter.
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