Death toll rises to 72 after powerful earthquake in Philippines | Earthquakes News

The death toll from the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the central Philippines has risen to 72, officials confirmed.

With search operations now complete and “zero missing”, according to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesman Junie Castillo, authorities on Thursday shifted focus to supporting the injured and displaced.

Rescue teams recovered three more bodies overnight from a…