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At least 19 dead after major earthquake strikes southern Philippines
Key takeaways
- The quake occurred on Monday at 07:37 local time (Sunday 23:37 GMT), triggering tsunami alerts in the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and Australia.
- Videos and images showed buildings collapsing, including a clip of a Jollibee fast food restaurant reduced to rubble.
- At least 134 people were reportedly injured across several provinces - South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani - and the city of General Santos, a local official said.
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Virma Simonette Rivera,Manilaand Koh Ewe AFP via Getty Images A Jollibee restaurant crumbled during the powerful quake At least 19 people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao island in the southern Philippines, officials say.
The quake occurred on Monday at 07:37 local time (Sunday 23:37 GMT), triggering tsunami alerts in the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and Australia. Some of those were cancelled hours later.
Videos and images showed buildings collapsing, including a clip of a Jollibee fast food restaurant reduced to rubble.
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