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Five dead, 60 hurt as earthquake hits northern Philippines

A handout photo made available by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) shows a collapsed building following an earthquake that Abra province in the Philippines main island of Luzon [Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)/EPA]

At least five people have died and 60 others were injured by a powerful earthquake in the northern Philippines, according to authorities.

The 8:43am (00:43 GMT) quake on Wednesday struck the mountainous and lightly populated province of Abra on Luzon, the country’s main and most populous island, causing small landslides and collapsing some houses. The tremors caused high-rise towers to shake more than 400km (249 miles) away in the capital, Manila, which is located on the south of the island.

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