Kids, Teachers Cling To Each Other During Philippines Quake
Mike Ellis
ByMike Ellis
June 8, 2026Updated: June 8, 2026, 9:06 am EDTPublished: June 8, 2026, 8:14 am EDT

Heartwrenching video shows elementary school students and their teachers holding onto each other as a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines. The deadly quake happened during morning assembly on the first day of school after summer break in Malita.