WORLDWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMI
A 7.8 magnitude quake kills 12, destroys buildings and sparks tsunami in southern Philippines
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Philippines, killing 12 people, injuring over 200, damaging buildings, and triggering a 1-meter tsunami. General Santos, a major port city, was hardest hit with partial building collapses and a school collapse trapping students. The quake also caused flight cancellations and aftershocks felt in Malaysia.
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PhilippinesplaceMindanaoplaceGeneral SantosplacePacific Tsunami Warning CenterorganizationPhilippine Institute of Volcanology and SeismologyorganizationFerdinand Marcos Jr.personTeresito BacolcolpersonRod SosmeñapersonEdnar DayanghirangpersonMaasim townplaceSarangani provinceplaceSouth CotabatoplaceDavao Occidental provinceplaceBalut Islandplace
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