MANILA (AFP): Earthquakes in the southern Philippines halted a search on Saturday for scores of people believed buried in a deadly landslide, forcing rescuers to temporarily vacate the area, officials said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the magnitude 5.8 quake that shook the Mindanao region at 11:22 am (0322 GMT) or from a second magnitude 5.4 tremor that followed about two hours later.
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