A typhoon is blowing into the northern Philippines and complicating the disaster response to a deadly earthquake in a central province and two other recent storms

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 collapsed walls of houses and buildings late Tuesday in a central Philippine province, killing at least 31 people, injuring many others and sending residents scrambling out of homes into darkness as the intense shaking cut off power, officials said.

THE World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed readiness to aid the victims of the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Cebu. In a social media post, WHO Director Gen

Philippine authorities say 69 people have died after a major earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Cebu. A massive rescue operation is underway to find survivors.

Tuesday’s quake is the deadliest the country has experienced since October 2013, when more than 200 people died in the Philippines’ central region after a 7.2-magnitude quake struck the neighboring island of Bohol.

The death toll in a powerful earthquake that hit the central Philippines late Tuesday has risen to 72 with nearly 300 others injured.

At least 72 people have died from the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that hit the central Philippines Tuesday. On Thursday, local officials said nearly 300 people were left injured.

The earthquake killed at least 69 people, including residents of a village of “disaster-resilient homes” built for people who survived Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off the central Philippines late on Tuesday has risen to 72, the civil defence agency said. The latest death toll was an increase of three from Wednesday and all fatalities were recorded in the central Visayas region.

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) will contribute S$50,000 (US$38,800) to support emergency relief efforts in the Philippines after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Cebu late on Tuesday (Sep