Deadly quake raised seabed by up to two meters

MANILA, Philippines — A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as two meters (6.6 feet), exposing coral and harming marine life, the environment department said Sunday. The 7.8-magnitude tremor in southern Mindanao island on Monday has also left at least 40 people missing, according to updated tolls from the disaster agency. Local residents first reported the geological phenomenon known as "coastal uplift" two days after