A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Thursday. One person is reported to be killed as a building collapsed with several more people feared trapped inside. A local official said, rescuers were rushing to the town of Kananga where a three-storey commercial building collapsed as the tremor struck the central island of Leyte. Town Mayor Rowena Codilla said, the rescue is hampered by aftershocks that continued to rock the area.

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Thursday. One person is reported to be killed as a building collapsed with several more people feared trapped inside. A local official said, rescuers were rushing to the town of Kananga where a three-storey commercial building collapsed as the tremor struck the central island of Leyte. Town Mayor Rowena Codilla said, the rescue is hampered by aftershocks that continued to rock the area.