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Philippines Verifying Reports of at Least Five Deaths After Magnitude 7.8 Quake

MANILA, June ⁠8 (Reuters) – ⁠A ⁠Philippine disaster official ​said on ‌Monday that authorities ‌are ⁠verifying ⁠reports of at least ​five deaths in ​the southern city ⁠of General ⁠Santos ⁠from a magnitude ​7.8 earthquake.

Agripino Dacera, ​the ⁠disaster management chief ⁠in General Santos, said the fatalities ⁠are still being verified as authorities assess the extent of the ⁠damage on the ground.

(Reporting by Mikhail Flores; ​Editing by David ​Stanway)

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