Death toll in Philippine earthquake rises to 72


FILE PHOTO: Residents stay outside their homes for fear of aftershocks at earthquake-hit Bogo city, Cebu Province, Central Philippines on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. - AP

MANILA: The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Cebu province in the central Philippines on Sept. 30 resulted in 72 deaths and affected 547,394 individuals, the country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Monday (Oct 6).

The NDRRMC reported that 559 people have been injured in the 5-kilometre-deep, offshore quake that hit the region at 9:59 p.m. local time while villagers were asleep or preparing to go to bed.

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