Azkals experience another earthquake, this time in Bacolod
The Philippine Azkals, who are currently in Bacolod, Negros Occidental for the Peace Cup, received a jolt early Tuesday morning when the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit the Visayas sent them scampering out of their hotel rooms.
The quake, whose epicenter was located near Carmen, Bohol, was recorded at magnitude 5.2 in Negros, and was strong enough to cause the water in the hotel's swimming pool spill over, according some reports on Twitter.
Some Azkals immediately tweeted about their experience.
Magandang umaga :) off to breakfast. Feeling better today although just experienced an earthquake. Nakakahilo! Sana manalo tayo mamaya :)
— Philip Younghusband (@PhilYHusband) October 15, 2013
Talking about the earthquake at breakfast with the team
— Neil Etheridge (@Neil38Etheridge) October 15, 2013
Not your usual wake up call- woken by an earthquake. Still a few after shocks here in the hotel. Everyone is safe though
— Chris Greatwich (@chrisgreatwich) October 15, 2013
Earthquake to wake us up
— James Younghusband (@JYH7) October 15, 2013
I feel somebody shake my bed,I saw how the water of swiminpool jumped outside..my body 20 min feelin it.
— Juan Guirado (@juaniguirado) October 15, 2013
This is the third time that the Azkals have felt a strong a quake either while training or competing in a tournament. The team was training in Japan when the the massive 8.9 earthquake that spawned a killer tsunami struck on March 11, 2011, although they were far from the epicenter. Just two weeks later, while in Myanmar for the AFC Challenge Cup, the Azkals were in the ninth floor of their hotel room when a magnitude 7.0 quake hit the country.
The Azkals, who lost to Chinese Taipei, 2-1, last Friday, battle Pakistan on Tuesday night and need to win by a score of 2-0 to retain the Cup. Pakistan beat the Taiwanese, 1-0, Sunday night.
