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Rescuers come to the aid of a wounded person in Cebu City, the Philippines, after a major 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013.
At least 32 people have been killed and hundreds others injured following a powerful earthquake in central Philippines.
A temblor measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale struck early on Tuesday, crumbling a number of buildings and cracking roads on Bohol Island and the Cebu Island, near Balilihan region, the US Geological Survey (USGS) announced.
According to the Philippines Office of Civil Defense, at least 15 people have been killed in the city of Cebu, 16 in the province of Bohol, and one in the province of Siquijor, following the powerful quake.
Hundreds more have been wounded and at least 33 others are reported missing.
The quake has also destroyed centuries-old monuments and modern buildings in and around Balilihan, one of the Philippines’ major tourist hubs.
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