1 killed, ‘many buildings’ damaged after magnitude 7.8 quake strikes Philippines

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least one person, collapsing buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region. Authorities in the Philippines and Indonesia urged residents in affected coastal regions to move to higher ground immediately, after the offshore quake hit at a depth of 35km (22 miles) about 24km west of Mindanao’s Sarangani province, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. It struck at 7.37am. Aftershocks up to 6.1 magnitude...