Deadly earthquake shakes Philippines

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines has risen to at least 69, a disaster official said, with scores of injured patients overwhelming hospitals on the island of Cebu. The shallow magnitude 6.9 quake struck off Cebu island's north near Bogo, a city of 90,000 people, according to the US Geological Survey. Credit: AFP #philippines #earthquake #cebu Subscribe to Scroll's YouTube channel and turn on your notifications, so you don't miss new videos. For more explainers, and the web’s most interesting videos - https://scroll.in/video/ For the latest news and analysis - https://scroll.in Support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund - https://scroll.in/contribute Follow Scroll.in here - Facebook: https://facebook.com/scroll.in/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/scroll_in Instagram: https://instagram.com/scroll_in/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@scroll_in Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/scroll.in