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Watch: Beauty queens flee as earthquake rocks pageant stage

Beauty pageant contestants flee as Philipines earthquake hits Miss Asia competition
  • A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Cebu in the Philippines on Tuesday, causing beauty pageant contestants to flee the stage during the Miss Asia-Pacific competition.
  • The Miss Asia-Pacific International Organisation confirmed that all competitors and staff were safe following the incident.
  • The earthquake's epicentre was identified as Bogo City, 95km from Cebu, which has since declared a “state of calamity”.
  • The disaster has resulted in at least 69 confirmed deaths and 150 injuries.
  • Watch the video in full above.
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