A powerful earthquake has hit the island province of Cebu in the Philippines. Authorities in the country say at least 26 people are dead and 147 have been injured.

A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted the central Philippines, collapsing buildings and killing at least 26 people on the island of Cebu, authorities said early Wednesday, with fears the toll could rise as rescuers searched for survivors.

A tropical storm has blown out of the Philippines and left at least 10 dead and prompted the evacuations of more than 430,000 people from landslide- and flood-prone villages.

"I love this island so much. This was where my mom and dad raised me ... but sometimes, I think about leaving because of the high tide," Maria Tamayo, a street food vendor in Pugad, told the news agency. Ultimately, the effects of sinking lands and rising seas won't be restricted to the Philippines or even to island and coastal communities.

It’s been three years since production began at a coal mine in the mountain village of Ned, some 1,500 kilometers, nearly 1,000 miles, south of Manila, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Since then,