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At least 12 dead, 40 missing in Philippine quake
Feb 6, 2012, 10:34 GMT
Manila - At least 12 people were killed and about 40 were missing Monday in a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the central Philippines, officials said.
All the victims were from the province of Negros Oriental, the epicentre of the quake, according to Governor Noel Degamo.
In the village of Planas in Guihulngan town, '40 people are missing and feared dead because of a landslide triggered by the earthquake,' he told a Manila radio station.
The quake struck at 11:49 am (0349 GMT) and was felt in at least seven central provinces, including Negros Occidental, Iloilo, Cebu and Bacolod.
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