ASEANEWS HEADLINE: 6.8 quake jolts Davao; kid dies

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Contributor 0 Comment ASEANEWS HEADLINE: 6.8 quake jolts Davao; kid dies

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Duterte safe; 37 hurt; rescue efforts in full swing

A powerful earthquake hit Mindanao on Sunday, killing a child and damaging buildings in an area still recovering from a string of deadly quakes in October.

Cracks and damages show in several buildings such as the Matanao High School and Municipal Hall of Magsaysay in Davao del Sur following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake (USGS) that struck Mindanao Sunday morning. A six-year-old child died when the family house collapsed while at least 24 other people were hurt but other reports said 13 more were injured. **AFP**

Police said a rescue operation had been launched at a heavily damaged market building near the 6.8-magnitude quake’s epicenter, which is about 90 kilometers from Davao City.

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