Cebu (Philippines):The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippines rose to 93, police said Tuesday, as more reports trickled in about toppled buildings and historic churches near the epicenter.Centuries-old stone churches crumbled and wide areas were without power.
Bohol police chief Dennis Agustin said that 69 of the deaths came from the province, where the quake hit near the town of Carmen. At least 16 others died in nearby Cebu province and another on Siquijor Island.
The quake struck at 8:12 a.m. and was centered about 33 kilometers (20 miles) below Carmen on Bohol Island, where many buildings collapsed, roads cracked up and bridges fell.
Extensive damage also hit densely populated Cebu city, across a narrow strait from Bohol, causing deaths when a building in the port and the roof of a market area collapsed.