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Rescue workers conduct an operation at a collapsed building in General Santos City, the Philippines [Ferdinandh Cabrera/AFP]
Collapsed buildings in General Santos City. [Handout via Reuters]
The quake on Monday is the strongest to hit the Philippines this year. [Ferdinandh Cabrera/AFP]
People on motorcycles pass by a collapsed building in General Santos. [AP Photo]
Several low-rise buildings collapsed or sustained heavy damage. [Emil Elbert P. Prudente/EPA]
The epicentre of the earthquake was offshore near Mindanao, the second most populous island in the Philippine archipelago. [Emil Elbert P. Prudente/EPA]
A dog is seen outside a collapsed Jollibee fast food restaurant next to a church in General Santos City. [Daniel Ceng/Anadolu]
People injured in the earthquake receive medical treatment at a hospital in General Santos. [Daniel Ceng/Anadolu]
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