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Scores dead in Philippine earthquake – Asia-Pacific – Al Jazeera English
Scores dead in Philippine earthquake – Asia-Pacific – Al Jazeera English. (FULL ARTICLE)
| At least 93 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured by falling buildings islands popular with tourists in the central Philippines after an earthquake measuring 7.2 hit the region, according to radio reports.
Tuesday’s earthquake was centred 56km deep below Carmen town on Bohol Island, about 400km southeast of the capital, Manila, and was felt across the region. The Philippine seismology agency reported at least 110 aftershocks. Local radio stations also reported fatalities in nearby Cebu province, across a strait from Bohol. Tuesday is a national holiday and that may have reduced casualties because schools and offices are closed….
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