Residents return home after quake


Walking through rubble: A resident walking past damages caused by an earthquake to evacuate to safer grounds at Hinatuan town, Surigao del Sur province, southern Philippines. — AP

Local residents were allowed to return to their homes after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the country’s south, killing at least one person, with disaster officials reporting minor damage to some infrastructure.

The Saturday night quake shook parts of Surigao Del Sur and Davao Oriental provinces, triggering coastal evacuations and tsunami alerts in the country and Japan.A woman was killed when a wall collapsed as she and her family were fleeing their home in search of safety in Tagum city in Davao del Norte province, said disaster official Mon Cabonilas.

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