A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 32, fells buildings and sets off a tsunami
At least 19 people were killed and more than 200 injured as the quake damaged buildings and sent 1-meter tsunami waves across nearby coasts.
- A powerful 7.8 magnitude offshore earthquake struck the southern coast of Mindanao, Philippines, on Monday morning, marking the strongest seismic event to hit the country since 1990.
- The disaster has killed at least 32 people, injured many others, with the highest casualties recorded in the port city of General Santos and South Cotabato.
- A 1.5-meter tsunami washed ashore along Mindanao's southern coast, triggering widespread coastal evacuations across nine provinces and prompting regional tsunami advisories as far away as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Japan.
- Dozens of major structures collapsed or suffered heavy damage, including a shopping mall, a university building, and a popular fast-food restaurant in General Santos, alongside widespread power grid and utility failures.
- The earthquake struck on the very first day of the new school year, disrupting services for an estimated 3.2 million students across more than 6,000 public schools as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered immediate federal emergency operations.
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7.8 quake kills at least 35 in Philippines, triggers tsunami
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Irish IndependentEarthquake of magnitude 7.8 strikes off southern Philippines, 32 feared dead
The death toll from a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao rose to at least 32 on Monday, with dozens more injured, disaster officials said, as search and rescue operations intensified. The quake struck early in the morning about 20 km (12.4 miles) off Sarangani province and triggered tsunami warnings across several countries. Tremors were felt strongly across Mindanao and as far as Manado in Indonesia…
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A massive earthquake of magnitude 7,8 has shaken the south of the Philippines. People flee in panic, rubble over the streets.
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