Terrifying footage shows bridge shaking during 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines

This is the moment that motorcyclists were left nearly dangling off a bridge after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines.

The country’s earthquake service said the central Cebu Province, home to some 3.2million people, was jolted at around 10pm local time yesterday.

Officials have declared a ‘state of calamity’ in the province, with schools flattened, power lines torn and thousands left homeless.

Dashcam footage shared on Facebook showed Mactan-Mandaue Bridge, some 90 feet above the waters of Cebu City, violently swaying.

Motorcyclists abandoned their scooters and cowered, trying not to fall off the bridge, before drivers tried to speed off to get back on land.

At least 72 people have died and more than 290 have been injured so far.

Around 30 people in Bogo City, 12 miles northeast of the earthquake’s epicentre, were killed.

Among the regions hit the hardest by the quake was the northern tip of Cebu’s main island, home to the SM Cares Village.

San Remigio has so far reported 22 deaths, followed by Medellin with 10, Tabogon with five and Tabuelan and Sogod with one death each.

The village was built as a refuge for survivors of the deadly Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, with residents living in disaster-resilient homes.

At least 10 were killed by the quake.

Though as rescue workers continue to dig through rubble for the dozens still missing, some fear the death toll may continue to rise.

Bogo City resident Isagani Jilig is among them. The 41-year-old hasn’t seen his wife and child since the earthquake hit.

‘I will never leave this site until I find them again. As a father, I have to be strong now more than ever,’ he told AFP.

Teams were seen this evening combing through flattened buildings, mangled metal poles and snapped wooden beams using spotlights and their bare hands.

Provincial rescue official Wilson Ramos told the local newspaper, Daily Tribune: ‘There could be people still buried beneath collapsed structures.’

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