The municipality of Medellin has been placed under a state of calamity on Wednesday, Oct. 1, following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Cebu province.
In their official announcement on Facebook, Medellin officials said that the Medellin Municipal Hall and its annex buildings sustained damage from the tremor.
Rescue teams are responding to multiple emergencies across the town.
An Emergency Operations Center has been activated at the Regional Evacuation Center near the Medellin Public Market to coordinate the response.
The tremor shook Cebu on Tuesday night, Sept. 30, damaging heritage churches and knocking out power. Its epicenter was located 21 kilometers east of Bogo City.