In the southern Philippines, the death toll from a magnitude 6.7 earthquake has risen to six, with two people still missing, according to local disaster officials.
The earthquake, which occurred offshore Mindanao island, struck on Friday afternoon at a depth of 60 km (37 miles), as reported by the German Research Center for Geosciences.
Agripino Dacera, disaster office chief of General Santos City, stated that three people had been reported dead there. A man and his wife were killed when a concrete wall collapsed on them, and another woman died in a shopping mall.
Near the epicenter in Sarangani province, at least two people died, with rescuers on the lookout for two others reported missing following a landslide, according to Angel Dugaduga, a disaster response official in Glan.
In Davao Occidental province, a 78-year-old man died after being crushed by a rock, as reported by Franz Irag, civil defense officer in the Davao region, to DWPM radio.
Although most roads are passable and power supply has been restored, disaster officials reported minor damage to homes and buildings in the affected areas.
The Philippines is located within the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an area known for its regular volcanic activity and earthquakes.
Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales, Editing by Chris Reese and Rosalba O’Brien
