16.06.2026 17:30
Heartbreaking images emerged from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Mindanao Island in the Philippines on Monday. In the earthquake, which killed 68 people and injured 1,339, a family caught at home left a disabled woman at the dining table and fled outside. As the table tipped over onto the disabled woman, the family returned and pulled her out. The moment was captured on the home's security camera.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao Island in the Philippines on June 8, killing 68 people and injuring 1,339 so far. The panic moments of a family who were at home during the tremor were captured on security camera. As the earthquake began, family members rushed outside in a panic, leaving a disabled woman alone at the dining table.
THEY RETURNED TO RESCUE HER AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
The force of the tremor caused the dining table to topple onto the disabled woman. Family members returned to the house, pulled the woman out from under the table, and managed to carry her outside. These images, left behind from the major earthquake, sparked widespread reaction on social media.