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Authorities have evacuated all residents affected by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Philippines' northern Cebu province.

They said they are assessing damaged buildings to determine their structural integrity as the death toll rose to 72 as of Oct 2 morning.

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00:00Rescue personnel pulled out the bodies of more victims from the rubble of collapsed buildings
00:05following the deadly September 30, 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Philippines' northern Cebu province.
00:13The death toll stood at 72 and counting as the search and rescue operation continued to find more survivors.
00:20Authorities said 294 more people were injured,
00:23and the earthquake affected some 171,000 people from 47,221 families across 53 cities and municipalities,
00:33which have been placed under a state of calamity.
00:36They said they have evacuated most victims and are conducting inspections and assessments of the damaged buildings
00:41to determine their structural integrity.
00:44Electricity and water supply were disrupted, although some services have since been restored.
00:49On Thursday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived in Bogo City to assess the situation and relief work
00:58as the city is one of the hardest-hit areas.
01:01A total of 2,613 aftershocks had been detected as of 7 a.m.
01:08The earthquake was the country's deadliest since 2013,
01:12when a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the neighboring Bohol province, killing 222 people.
01:20The earthquake was the first-hit cold, so the hurricane was the first-hit-water the hurricane.
01:36The earthquake felt the whole-none of the storm I had.
01:42The earthquake felt the whole-none of the storm had been detected as the sea- At the ast Scared,
01:45the earthquake felt the same in the sky- Phew-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T,
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