At least 4 dead in powerful 7.1 earthquake in Philippines


Boulders falling as a vehicle negotiates a road during an earthquake in Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines. - AP

MANILA, July 27 (Reuters): A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila.

Two people were killed in Benguet province, one in Abra province, and one more in another province, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos told a news conference. Sixty people were injured, he said.

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