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• 134 injured as tremors flatten homes, shops in Mindanao; landslide buries village
• Rescue operations underway amid utility outages, 200+ aftershocks
GENERAL SANTOS: At least 35 people were killed and 134 injured after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippine island of Mindanao, toppling buildings and triggering temporary tsunami warnings.
The offshore quake hit early in the morning, about 20 kilometres south of Sarangani province, striking just as schools were returning from a long break.
