Centra Philippines was struck by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake early Tuesday. Reports said that 20 people are dead and 33 are missing.
Buildings were crumbled and people are sent panicking into the streets. At least 15 were killed in Cebu city, 4 killed in Bohol and 1 died in Siquijor Maj. Reynaldo Balido said.
Most of those killed were hit by falling rubble, the Philippines News Agency reported.
At least 33 people were missing, and authorities were checking into reports of people trapped in collapsed buildings in Cebu and Bohol, the agency reported.
The quake was centered about 385 miles (619 kilometers) south-southeast of Manila, near Catigbian, and its depth was 12 miles (20 kilometers), according to the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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