Desk Report: The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck the central Philippines has climbed to nearly 60. Hospitals on the island of Cebu are overflowing with the injured, chaos is everywhere, and rescue workers are carrying dozens of bodies in bags. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the shallow earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck the northern part of Cebu island at 9:59 pm local time on Tuesday, near Bogo, a city of about 90,000 people. Hundreds of aftershocks were felt after the earthquake, prompting…
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