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Manila: More than 20,000 people were displaced, and thousands remained in emergency shelters on Tuesday after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the Philippines in decades killed at least 37 people and injured nearly 500 others. Rescue teams continued searching damaged and collapsed buildings in the southern part of the country a day after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao. Authorities said only four people were officially listed as missing, but inspections were continuing to ensure no victims remained trapped under debris. The earthquake caused widespread destruction across several southern provinces. Landslides and building collapses accounted for most of the deaths, with the hardest-hit areas including General Santos City and Sarangani province. At least 13 people died in General Santos, while another 18 were killed in Sarangani, many of them after a landslide buried homes in the town of Glan. Thousands of residents fled their homes after the quake, fearing a tsunami. Although tsunami waves were recorded in the Philippines and neighbouring countries, damage from the waves was limited, with only a handful of coastal homes reported destroyed. Initial government assessments showed that about 2,000 houses and 117 government buildings and facilities were damaged. General […]
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