Death toll tops hundred in Philippines earthquake
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Manila - The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the Philippines reached 107 on Wednesday as emergency workers struggled to rescue an undetermined number of people buried in rubble.
Nearly 3 million people were affected by the magnitude-7.2 tremor that struck on Tuesday in Bohol province, 640 kilometres south of Manila, and affected provinces as far as the southern region of Mindanao.
At least 97 people were killed in Bohol and 10 in the nearby provinces of Cebu and Siquijor, while 276 were injured, the national disaster management agency said.
The quake damaged many buildings in Bohol and Cebu, including centuries-old Catholic churches, hospitals, hotels, shopping malls and public markets. Roads and bridges also cracked.//DPA
