Death Toll Rises to 72 After Philippines Earthquake

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Rescue efforts continue around the clock to search for victims and treat the injured following Tuesday’s deadly earthquake in central Philippines. The country's civil defense agency reports 72 people dead and 294 injured as the region is rocked by aftershocks and power outages.

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00:00Rescue efforts continue around the clock to find victims and treat the injured after a

00:05deadly earthquake in the Philippines.

00:07The country's civil defense agency is reporting 72 dead and 294 injured as the region continues

00:13to be hit by aftershocks and power outages.

00:16The magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the central island of Cebu late Tuesday, toppling

00:22buildings and damaging roads and bridges.

00:25Authorities are urging more medical help for local hospitals.

00:28The death toll is expected to rise.

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