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According to local media reports, cited by UN News, search and rescue operations concluded on Wednesday.

According to UN news, more than 200 people were injured in Bogo, Medellin, and San Remigio, and over 1,11,000 people have been impacted, including 20,000 displaced, many of whom are camped outside their damaged homes or in the open.

Citing the United States Geological Survey, Al Jazeera reported that the earthquake struck at 9:59 pm local time on Tuesday (13:59 GMT) off the northern tip of Cebu Island near Bogo. The city is home to about 90,000 residents. The earthquake was followed by four earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher in the area after the first tremor.

UN News further noted that the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, said that the Philippine authorities decl

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