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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Neil Jerome Morales and ADRIAN PORTUGAL

Philippine president visits quake-hit area as residents shelter outside

Emergency crew assess the damage outside a building that collapsed during the earthquake, in La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines July 27, 2022. Public Information Service-Bureau of Fire Protection /Handout via REUTERS

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos promised on Thursday to help rebuild homes damaged by a powerful earthquake on the island of Luzon, as terrified residents camped out in parks and on sidewalks after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the area.

The 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island on Wednesday morning, killing at least five people and injuring more than 130.

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