Netizen, nakunan ng video ang pagguho ng Bantay Bell Tower sa Vigan

- A netizen shared a video clip of the Bantay Bell Tower in Vigan at the height of the earthquake

- Debris can be seen falling from the iconic bell tower

- Dust and smoke can be seen flying up as the debris hits the ground

- People in the area were running away from the tower and some were also staying on the ground

A video of the iconic Bantay Bell Tower in Vigan, taken by netizen Edison M. Adducul, when the earthquake struck on the morning of July 27, Wednesday, has gone viral.

The video showed that the tower was affected by the earthquake, with debris coming from the tower falling to the ground.

Parts of the tower that fell were quite sizable in the way that it caused visible dust and smoke to rise from the ground.

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People on the ground were also scrambling, with the direction primarily away from the tower.

The video has already gone viral on social media.

One celeb, Kim Chiu, also took a video when the earthquake hit.

She captured the movement of the chandeliers, swinging from the ceiling, as the place was shaken during the earthquake.

Earthquake is one of the phenomena that often hits the Philippines. The country is prone to this kind of disaster because it is located on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.

Cristine Reyes revealed that she got scared when an earthquake was felt in parts of Luzon before. She said that the earthquake made her jump out of her bed feeling so terrified. The actress also opened up that the stormy weather reminded her of her “traumatizing” experiences during the rage of typhoon Ondoy. At the end of her post, Cristine said she turns to God when she has no control over things around her.

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A strong earthquake was detected off the coast of Davao Occidental on January 21. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), it was magnitude 7.1. No damage was recorded due to the incident, but people were told that aftershocks are possible. Meanwhile, actual footages of the recent earthquake in Mindanao have gone viral on social media.

Source: KAMI.com.gh