Living in fear: Residents gathering at a makeshift tent outside their home in Manay, in the province of Davao Oriental, after two powerful quakes struck off southern Philippines. — AFP
Dazed survivors of a pair of major earthquakes in the southern part of the country were awakened to scenes of devastation after hundreds of aftershocks rocked the region overnight.
Many coastal residents of Mindanao island had slept outdoors, fearful of being crushed to death by aftershocks of the 7.4- and 6.7- magnitude quakes that struck off the coast within hours of each other on Friday.
