THOUSANDS of villagers who fled their coastal houses during a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines returned home, but hundreds more remained in evacuation centres.
The magnitude-7.6 quake struck off the Philippines' east coast late on Friday, killing one person in a house collapse, knocking out power and spurring panic about a tsunami that ended up generating only tiny waves. The quake was centred 66 miles east of Samar Island, the US Geological Survey said. It caused only minor damage, according to civil defence chief Benito Ramos.
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