Death Count In 7.8 Magnitude Philippines Earthquake Rises To 46

The 7.8-magnitude tremor just off the coast of Mindanao on Monday brought down buildings, triggered landslides and set off tsunami warnings across a swathe of the southern island.

32,000 people displaced by Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37

Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 32,000. Only four people were considered missing on official records in the southern provinces near where the 7.8 magnitude quake struck Monday morning, but the Office of Civil Defense acknowledged several collapsed and heavily damaged buildings must be thorough

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Outdoor hospitals, shaken communities as Philippine quake toll hits 41

In hardest-hit Sarangani province, some areas remain accessible only by helicopter while fears of aftershocks were slowing rescue efforts.

Death toll from Philippines quake rises to 46

Calamba City under ‘heightened alert’ after Mindanao earthquake

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — Following the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Sarangani in Mindanao on Monday, Mayor Roseller Rizal has placed Calamba City, Laguna, under “heightened alert” effective Tuesday. In a memorandum, Rizal directed all concerned local government offices to activate and heighten the readiness of their respective emergency teams, ensure rapid information

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Mindanao quake: 10 landslides reported as death toll rises to 45

The reported death toll from the magnitude 7.8 quake has risen anew, as hundreds of people are injured and more than a dozen remain missing.

By Renalyn Ramirez