Because the mud clears, Cebu earthquake survivors bury their lifeless

Households bid their ultimate farewell to their family members throughout a mass burial on October 8 at New Corazon Cemetery in Bogo Metropolis

CEBU, Philippines – Aryeel Caylan was a father earlier than an earthquake left him with solely pictures of his beloved youngster.

When a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook the soil of Cebu on September 30, households dwelling in Sitio Hacienda Filomena in Barangay Binabag, Bogo Metropolis, have been worn out. 

On that day, he misplaced his two-year-old son, Prince Kyle.

“Magazine-nursery na unta siya sunod tuig…. Magazine three years previous na unta na siya sunod buwan (He would have been in nursery subsequent yr…. He would have been three years previous subsequent month),” Caylan stated.

Prince was among the many youngest victims who died within the tragic incident attributable to the highly effective earthquake. Eleven individuals have been killed in Sitio Hacienda Filomena – eight of them kids.

The shaking of the earth on the night of September 30 triggered a landslide of their neighborhood, crushing three homes and the unsuspecting residents inside.

Days after the incident, the victims’ households stored vigil beside their family members throughout a wake held at a chapel, selecting to sleep in tents as they may not return to their properties.

On Wednesday afternoon, October 8, the households gathered for a ultimate farewell on the New Corazon Cemetery in Barangay Sambag, Bogo Metropolis the place a mass burial was held.

Moms and dads wailed because the gravekeepers lowered the caskets one after the other, every smaller than the final. These have been little children that had brilliant futures.

On the ultimate second, Caylan stood nonetheless, watching as they poured the soil over his youngster’s casket.

‘Amahan’

“Kami na lang duha sa akong bata ang nabilin. Dili ko magdahum nga ingun ana ang mahitabo (It was simply me and my son left. I didn’t count on this to occur),” Caylan informed Rappler.

In July, he had misplaced his vital different to an sickness however nonetheless tried to make it work as a single father. Caylan works as a development employee in Liloan, a couple of hours going south of Bogo. 

Earlier than leaving, his son would all the time ask for an image with him, recalling how bubbly and energetic Prince was.

“Makigpicture unta siya katong wala pa ko nibyahe padung Cebu Metropolis. Wala pa nahitabo ang lindol (He wished an image with me first earlier than I headed out for Cebu Metropolis. The earthquake didn’t occur but),” Caylan stated.

Caylan didn’t suppose that it will have been the final time he would see his son. On the mass earlier than the burial, the daddy couldn’t assist however break down in entrance of the casket that carried his solely reminder of the kid’s mom.

Caylan thought, a minimum of the mom and youngster have been collectively now.

“Nag-uban na siya sa iyang mama (He’s along with his mom now),” he stated. – Rappler.com