A woman carrying her belongings as she arrives to take shelter from strong aftershocks of an earthquake, on the grounds of the Provincial Capitol in Surigao. - AFPpic
SURIGAO, Philippines: Thousands of residents of a city in the southern Philippines huddled on the streets Sunday, two days after a deadly quake, as aftershocks continued to hit the region.
The 6.5-magnitude quake struck Surigao and nearby areas of Mindanao island late Friday, killing six people and injuring more than 200 others, with more than a thousand homes destroyed or damaged, according to officials.
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