Originally published on October 15, 2013<br /><br />At least twenty people died when buildings collapsed in the central Philippines on Tuesday after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the region.<br /><br />According to reports, the earthquake was centred 629 kilometres from the capital Manila and caused the collapse of several buildings in Bohol and Cebu islands.<br /><br />According to Al Jazeera English, four people died in Bohol under the rubbles, while dozens were injured. <br /><br />A church was reported damaged in Tagbilaran, while another 17th century church in Loboc town, southwest of Carmen, crumbled to pieces, with nearly half of it reduced to rubble.<br /><br />Both churches were designated historical treasures by Archbishop Leonardo Medroso of Tagbilaran, Reuters reported. <br /><br />According to civil defence officials, five more people died in Cebu island when part of a fish port collapsed. The roof of a market in the city of Mandaue also collapsed, killing two and injuring at least 19. Among the casualties of the quake, there were also four children, killed following a stampede.<br /><br />People were evacuated from buildings and patients were evacuated from hospitals as several aftershocks ranging between 5.4 and 4.6 in magnitude followed the quake.<br /><br />There were no reports of any foreign tourists among the casualties, Reuters reported. <br /><br />The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has not issue a Pacific-wide tsunami threat, although Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency put out a precautionary warning of possible high waves for an area stretching from North Sulawesi to parts of Papua. <br /><br />According to reports, Cebu and Bohol's airports were partially damaged and Airline Cebu Pacific cancelled flights.<br /><br />Strong quakes are not uncommon in the Philippines, as the country lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire. <br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
