Horror as major earthquake in the Philippines shakes water from high-rise swimming pool

The Philippines has been rocked by a huge earthquake. But it was incredible video of this hotel that captured the world’s attention.

A video has captured the horror moment an aftershock from a major earthquake in the Philippines shook water from a high-rise rooftop swimming pool.

At least 11 people have been killed, and 24 are missing, after massive earthquakes hit the Southeast Asian nation on Monday afternoon.

Tremors were felt in the capital of Manila, where incredible footage showed buildings swaying and water being thrown from a rooftop swimming pool down the side of a high-rise building.

There were shocked reactions online to the video, with one person saying “Nightmares, for days”.

Another said: “I’m glad I wasn’t in that pool”.

The 6.1 magnitude quake hit near the town of Bodega on the island of Luzon, about 60km northwest of Manila, disrupting air, rail and road transport and causing damage to buildings and infrastructure.

At least 52 aftershocks have been recorded.

Incredible footage shows water thrown from a high-rise swimming pool in Manila.

Rescuers continue to search for survivors in a collapsed commercial building in Porac. Picture: Bullit Marquez

Officials say rescuers have tragically found more bodies overnight in the rubble of a supermarket, that crashed down in a powerful earthquake that damaged buildings and an airport in the northern Philippines.

The death toll is now 11, and 24 people are missing.

Mayor Condralito dela Cruz said the bodies of four victims were pulled from Chuzon Supermarket in the town of Porac.

Rescuers used cranes, crowbars and sniffer dogs to look for people in the rubble, some of whom were yelling for help.

Authorities inserted a tube to blow in oxygen in the hope of helping people pinned there to breathe.

On Tuesday morning, rescuers pulled out a man alive, sparking cheers.

A Porac councillor told The Associated Press another victim was expected to be pulled out alive soon.

Rescuers were using heavy-duty equipment and search dogs to try to reach people trapped after a four-storey building went down, crushing a ground-floor supermarket, she said.

“Rescuers have been dispatched and people say they hear screaming from the rubble.

Rescuers search for survivors trapped in the debris of a four-storey commercial building. Picture: Ezra Acayan

The quakes killed at least eight people and injured 50. Picture: Ezra Acayan

“They can be heard crying in pain.

“It won’t be easy to rescue them.”

Pampanga’s international airport at Clark, a former US military base, was closed, and scores of flights were cancelled after damage to parts of the facility. Large cracks appeared on provincial roads, and electricity poles were felled. Rescue teams in Manila were preparing to reinforce efforts to reach people trapped in Pampanga.

The Government urged people to be calm as rumours of greater death and destruction gained traction online.

“We urge them to refrain from spreading disinformation in social media that may cause undue alarm, panic and stress,” presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said.

The earthquake hit shortly after 5pm local time in Manila and caused tall buildings to sway for several minutes in the main business districts.

“We got nervous, we got dizzy. I ran downstairs with three kids,” domestic worker Arlene Puno said.

Elevated rail services were halted and workers were evacuated from offices and condominiums, sending a flood of people onto footpaths and into bus queues and adding more chaos to Manila’s already congested roads.

— with Reuters, AP

Officials said an airport terminal has been damaged and power has been lost in one province. Picture: Bullit Marquez