00:00At least 32 people were killed following a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake
00:05off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.
00:08At least 134 others were injured.
00:11Disaster officials said the number of casualties could rise further
00:14as search and rescue teams continue operations across the hardest-hit areas.
00:21The earthquake struck early Monday about 20 kilometers off the coast of Sarangini province,
00:26triggering strong tremors across a wide region.
00:30It caused significant damage to buildings across Mindanao
00:33and triggered a landslide in the southern Philippines that killed 13 villagers.
00:38Authorities lifted tsunami warnings across several countries more than six hours later
00:43after determining the threat had eased.
00:46The quake was followed by numerous aftershocks and was felt as far away as Malaysia,
00:51with alerts also issued across Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia.
00:55The Philippines sit on the Pacific Ring of Fire,
00:58an arc of seismic faults around the ocean,
01:01making it one of the world's most disaster-prone countries
01:05for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
01:07Yes.
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