3 dead in Philippines quake amid hunt for survivors
Crushed vehicles seen at a collapsed market building in Mindanao, Philippines yesterday. At least 3 people have been killed after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the region yesterday. – EPA pic, December 16, 2019.
THE death toll from a powerful quake that hit the southern Philippines climbed to three today as rescuers used heavy equipment and their bare hands to hunt for survivors in a collapsed building. Yesterday’s tremor cracked schools, toppled homes and injured dozens but largely spared big cities on the island of Mindanao, which is still recovering from a string of deadly quakes in October.
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