MANILA — At least two people were killed by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck offshore in the southern Philippines, an official from a regional civil defense office said on Friday.
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Karlo Puerto, an information officer with the Davao region’s civil defense office, said by phone that both fatalities were from Mati City in Davao Oriental province.
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—Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by David Stanway