The number of casualties from the earthquake in the Philippines has risen to 15.

      According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the initial magnitude was 8.1, but it was later adjusted to 7.8. The number of fatalities from the earthquake in the Philippines has risen to 15, reports the ABS-CBN News channel, citing representatives from the disaster response agency. Earlier, 12 fatalities and about 200 injuries were reported. A strong earthquake occurred on Monday at 7:38 local time off the coast of Mindanao Island. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the initial magnitude was 8.1, but it was later adjusted to 7.8. The authorities of the Philippines, as well as Indonesia and Japan, issued tsunami risk warnings and urged residents of coastal areas to evacuate to higher ground. Alerts were disseminated shortly after the first assessments of the tremors' strength.

      In the province of Sarangani, located near the epicenter, there have been power outages and communication disruptions. Local authorities suspended classes in schools and began evacuating residents from coastal areas. Reports indicate damage to infrastructure, including cracks in bridges and the collapse of a chapel. Police Major Roland Catoburan told AFP that in Alabel, a municipality near General Santos City, two people were crushed by a collapsing wall.

      "We have casualties. A wall fell on them," he said, adding that officers are not allowed to return to their posts, some of which now have cracked walls.

      Natalia Zhirnova

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      An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 was recorded in the Philippines. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 in the waters off the coast of the Philippine island of Mindanao. 03:26 08.06.2026 Public News Agency - Moscow.