Philippines Earthquake Kills 31, Leaves 12 Missing

Manila. Provincial officials said at least 31 people were killed in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the southern Philippines on Monday. According to national disaster officials, at least a dozen people are still missing and 134 have been injured.

Philippine officials urged people in the affected coastal areas to move to higher ground after the earthquake, which struck south of General Santos, a city of about 720,000 people, killed at least nine people.