Parts of the Visayas continue to have no electricity on Friday, a day after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Leyte, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said in a statement.

Affected were Bohol, the Samar islands and Southern Leyte when the Ormoc HVDC and Ormoc susbtation were damaged by the 4 p.m. quake on Thursday, the NGCP said.

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