Mayor Kwan: No disaster is God's miracle

GUIUAN, E. SAMAR — Mayor Annaliz Gonzales-Kwan yesterday (Aug. 31, 2012) described the 7.6-magnitude earthquake as the strongest ever that struck her town Friday evening, and it was God’s miracle that spared the place from disastrous consequences.

The quake, the epicenter of which was about 138 kilometers east of the town’s island-barangay of Sulangan, started at about 8:47 p.m. Friday, instantly prompting scared residents to go out of their houses and establishments, shouting and warning others to do the same.