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| Multiple casualties, houses damaged after series of quakes hits Philippines (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) | Multiple casualties, houses damaged after series of quakes hits Philippines (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) |
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| At least 8 people have been killed and dozens injured after a series of powerful earthquakes struck the northern Philippines archipelago province of Batanes. | |
| Substantial damage is being reported in Itbayat municipality after two consecutive earthquakes measuring 5.4 and 5.9 struck the region around 4:16am and 7:30am local time, followed by an aftershock. | Substantial damage is being reported in Itbayat municipality after two consecutive earthquakes measuring 5.4 and 5.9 struck the region around 4:16am and 7:30am local time, followed by an aftershock. |
| Amid ongoing large scale rescue operations a third quake measuring 5.7 struck the same area at 09:24am. | Amid ongoing large scale rescue operations a third quake measuring 5.7 struck the same area at 09:24am. |
| At least 8 people were killed and 60 others injured, according to preliminary information from Batanes Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. | |
| All of the jolts were centered within 15 kilometers of Itbayat. The municipality, which is home to roughly 3,000 people, has suffered a power outage. Some damage has also been reported in the local Jorge Abad airport. A historic Maria de Mayan church was also damaged. | |
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