This handout video grab photo taken from the facebook page courtesy of CJ Ericson Garcia shows a resident walking past a crack on a road pavement in the town of Bangued, Abra province, north of Manila Manila on July 27, 2022, after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines. AFP PHOTO / CJ Ericson Garcia
THE government's first responders are scrambling to assess the damage and consolidate other reports as electricity and internet service in Abra have been cut off following the 7.3-magnitude tremblor traced from Lagangilang town.