The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the central Philippines has risen to 22, local media reported, citing reports from the Cebu provincial information office. The report from DZMM radio came as rescuers searched for casualties in the province after last night’s quake damaged buildings and roads and knocked out power in parts of the region.
Disaster-mitigation officer Rex Ygot said that epicentre of the earthquake, which was set off by a local fault, was about 17km north-east of Bogo, a coastal city of about 90,000 people in Cebu province.
