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At least seven killed in strong quake in Philippines
Feb 6, 2012, 9:22 GMT
Manila - At least seven people were killed Monday in a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the central Philippines, the Office of Civil Defence said.
Four of the victims were killed in Guihulngan town in Negros Oriental province, two in Tayasan town and one in Jimalalud town, civil defence chief Benito Ramos said.
The victims included a 9-year-old girl who was just about to have lunch in school when a wall fell on her and a grade-six student who was inside a chapel to attend a funeral service when a wall collapsed.
Ramos said a three-storey building fell down in La Libertad town, while five cottages in a nearby beach resort were destroyed by a sudden rise in seawater following the quake.
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