菲律賓旅遊重鎮宿霧附近發生強震
2013年10月15日![A security guard walks past the bell tower church of historic Basilica Minore of Sto Nino that fell down after an earthquake hit Cebu city, central Philippines October 15, 2013. City. At least six people were killed when buildings collapsed on islands popular with tourists in the central Philippines on Tuesday, radio reports said, after an earthquake measuring 7.2 hit the region. REUTERS/Stringer (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)](https://static.dw.com/image/17157613_800.webp)
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菲律賓發生裡氏7.2級地震,造成至少20人死亡。方圓數百公里地區均有震感。據菲律賓官方透露,宿霧(Cebu)有15人在地震中遇難,在靠近當地的兩處島嶼另有5人死亡。宿霧市擁有250萬人口,是菲律賓中部的政治和經濟中心。地震發生時,當地建築倒塌,該國歷史最為悠久的天主教教堂中有三座受到損害,另有兩個機場以及塔克洛班港(Tacloban)也出現破損。
本次地震中心位於保和地區(Bohol)巴裡裡漢(Balilihan)東部,為該國旅遊業重鎮。菲律賓全國由7000多個島嶼組成,同時也是三個不同的大陸板塊接觸碰撞的地區。