Death toll rises to 37 in Mindanao after 7.8-magnitude quake

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People in General Santos, a city on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, look at damage caused by Monday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 37 people, according to disaster management authorities. © Reuters

MANILA -- The death toll from the 7.8-magnitude quake that struck off the south coast of the Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday has risen to 37, disaster management authorities reported.