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Days after a powerful earthquake that struck the southern Philippines, residents left homeless by the disaster were still struggling without food, water or shelter on Wednesday (June 10), as damaged roads continued to block relief teams from reaching the hardest-hit communities.

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00:02Days after a powerful earthquake shook the southern Philippines, survivors are still
00:07waiting for help. Residents left homeless by the disaster have gone without food, water,
00:12and shelter since Monday, when a 7.8-magnitude quake struck off the coast of Sarangani province
00:18in the early hours of the morning. Landslides triggered by the tremor collapsed homes and
00:23buried roads, blocking relief teams from reaching the hardest-hit communities. Drone footage
00:29shows excavators working to clear debris, while survivors sift through the rubble to salvage
00:34what remains of their belongings. Among them is 57-year-old Sajiran Gampong, whose house
00:41was completely destroyed.
01:00Financial, financial, that there is no water, there is no water, there is no water. There
01:07is no water, even a few help. There is no water. There is no water. I don't know, because
01:16there is no water. There is no water. There is no water. There is no water. There is no water.
01:29Despite losing his home, Gampong remains hopeful that help will arrive.
01:56The quake, which triggered tsunami warnings across several countries, sent tremors as far as
02:02Manado in Indonesia, more than 400 kilometers away. The National Disaster Agency has raised
02:08the death toll to 45, with 17 people now reported missing.
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