Earthquake of magnitude 7.8 strikes off southern Philippines, 32 feared dead

The disaster came eight months after the Philippines suffered its deadliest tremor in 12 years, when a shallow 6.9 magnitude quake hit off the central island of Cebu, killing 79 people.

The death toll in ​a powerful 7.8‑magnitude earthquake off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday has risen to at least 32 with dozens of people injured, disaster ‌officials said, as Manila stepped up search and rescue operations.