2 dead as strong quake shakes southern Philippines

Ara Eugenio and Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo courtesy Jimmy Marcelo, Jr." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/11/17/20231117-via-jimmy-marcelo-jr.jpg"/><figcaption>Debris is scattered inside a mall in General Santos City in the aftermath of a strong quake Friday. Photo courtesy Jimmy Marcelo, Jr.</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, killing a married couple as people fled buildings and part of a shopping mall ceiling collapsed.No tsunami threat was issued after the quake struck off Sarangani province on the main southern island of Mindanao at a depth of 78 kilometers (48 miles) at 4.14 p.m., the US Geological Service said in a statement.A man and his wife were found crushed to death beneath a concrete wall outside a wood factory near General Santos City where the couple worked, city police said.&quot;The wall fell on them&quot; during the quake, Corporal Christopher Larano told AFP.The quake was felt across a wide area of the mountainous island.&quot;I think it was the strongest earthquake I&#x27;ve ever experienced,&quot; Keeshia Leyran, 27, told AFP from Davao City, about 200 kilometers from the epicenter, where she was attending a conference.&quot;People around me were panicking and running to go outside.&quot;A photo shared on Facebook and verified by AFP showed a collapsed ceiling inside a shopping mall in General Santos, less than 100 kilometers from the epicentre.A video showed terrified shoppers in another mall in the same city hiding under fast-food restaurant tables and screaming as the building shook and pieces of the ceiling fell.&quot;We were on the second floor so there was nothing we could do but duck under the tables,&quot; said Gregorio Narajos, 34, who shot the video.&quot;Power went out two or three seconds into the quake. It came back after a while,&quot; Narajos said.&quot;I saw stuff falling from the ceiling. When we got out we saw cracks and debris outside.&quot;About 30 students at a nearby high school were treated for breathing difficulties due to panic following the quake, said Adrian Imbong, an emergency medical services worker in General Santos.Sarangani municipality police officer Captain Giecarrjune Villarin said he and his colleagues fled their building, which is about 30 kilometres southeast of where the quake struck.&quot;We saw people run out of a nearby gym where they had been playing basketball,&quot; he said.&quot;We have not received any reports of damage or casualties.&quot;<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I4iJatfm93M?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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2 dead as strong quake shakes southern Philippines

2 dead as strong quake shakes southern Philippines

Ara Eugenio and Cecil Morella,

Agence France-Presse

Published Nov 17, 2023 10:37 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 18, 2023 01:51 PM PHT

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