A strong earthquake hit a popular tourist area in the central Philippines, killing at least 20 and destroying several historic buildings.
Deadly Earthquakes in the Philippines
- By VOA News
![A view of the destroyed St. Michael Parish church in Clarin, Bohol a day after an earthquake hit, central Philippines, Oct. 16, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bcb4d045-fd8a-44fc-b9cb-5667f48cb850_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A view of the destroyed St. Michael Parish church in Clarin, Bohol a day after an earthquake hit, central Philippines, Oct. 16, 2013.
![Residents walk on a damaged highway at Loboc township, Bohol province in central Philippines, Oct. 16, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7ca803bf-db3b-43c2-91da-a0e5d7f2013b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents walk on a damaged highway at Loboc township, Bohol province in central Philippines, Oct. 16, 2013.
![Residents stay in makeshift shelters near the rubble of the centuries-old Our Lady of Light church in Loon, Bohol, a day after an earthquake, Philippines, Oct. 16, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bff43cf4-dc5d-4391-a9b2-8ffd1447c962_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents stay in makeshift shelters near the rubble of the centuries-old Our Lady of Light church in Loon, Bohol, a day after an earthquake, Philippines, Oct. 16, 2013.
![Members of the Philippine Coast Guard carry sacks filled with relief goods to load on-board the BRP Corregidor at a port in Manila, Oct. 16, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a43181c5-b3f8-4ed8-8568-07d2c4cd627c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the Philippine Coast Guard carry sacks filled with relief goods to load on-board the BRP Corregidor at a port in Manila, Oct. 16, 2013.