Philippine quake leaves 43 dead
<p><span word="A">A</span> 6.8-<span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 43 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="strait">strait</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Negros">Negros</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cebu">Cebu</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span>, <span word="cracking">cracking</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shutting">shutting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Cebu">Cebu</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.3 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="scrambled">scrambled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="floors">floors</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unfounded">unfounded</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="message">message</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 29 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="landslides">landslides</span> <span word="while">while</span> 10 <span word="others">others</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="crushed">crushed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="collapsing">collapsing</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountainous">mountainous</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Guihulngan">Guihulngan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Negros">Negros</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Colonel">Colonel</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="Patrimonio">Patrimonio</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undetermined">undetermined</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Negros">Negros</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outages">outages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cracked">cracked</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span>, <span word="hampering">hampering</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>, <span word="Patrimonio">Patrimonio</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Looting">Looting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="rampant">rampant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guihulngan">Guihulngan</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> (<span word="more">more</span> <span word="troops">troops</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="police">police</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonel">colonel</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Benito">Benito</span> <span word="Ramos">Ramos</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cebu">Cebu</span> <span word="city">city</span> - 50 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> - <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cracks">cracks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="panic">panic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p>
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