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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shahana Yasmin

Philippines earthquake latest: Powerful 7.8-quake leaves 32 dead, flattens buildings and triggers tsunami waves

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday morning, killing at least 32 people, injuring over 200, and damaging buildings across the region.

The earthquake hit at 7.37am local time off Sarangani province, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Aftershocks of up to magnitude 6.5 were later recorded by the US Geological Survey.

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