1 of 2 | Bogo City Hall in the Philippines Cebu Province was badly damaged in a 6.9 magnitude earthquake Tuesday night. Photo courtesy Cebu Province.
Sept. 30 (UPI) -- More than 50 people are dead after a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Tuesday night, causing power outages and triggering a state of emergency.
The earthquake occurred northeast of the coast from Bogo, a costal city of about 90,000, shortly before 10 p.m. local time, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
The Bogo City Hospital reported a death toll of 53 as of Wednesday morning, which could rise as more bodies are brought to the facility, reported ABS-CBN News. That included a 10-year-old boy from a nearby town who died after being trapped in the rubble.
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