"The epicenter of the earthquake, which was set off by a local fault, was about 17 kilometers (10 miles) northeast of Bogo, a coastal city of about 90,000 people in Cebu province where at least 14 residents died, disaster-mitigation officer Rex Ygot told The Associated Press by telephone. The death toll in Bogo was expected to rise. Workers were trying to transport a backhoe to hasten search and rescue efforts in a cluster of shanties in a mountain village hit by a landslide and boulders, he said."
""It's hard to move in the area because there are hazards," Glenn Ursal, another disaster-mitigation officer told The AP, adding some survivors were brought to a hospital. Six people, including three coast guard personnel, a firefighter and a child, were killed separately in San Remigio town, south of Bogo, the town's vice mayor, Alfie Reynes, told the DZMM radio network without elaborating how the victims died."
"In Bogo, the quake damaged concrete walls of houses, a fire station and concrete and asphalt roads, firefighter Rey Cañete said. "We were in our barracks to retire for the day when the ground started to shake and we rushed out but stumbled to the ground because of the intense shaking," Cañete told The AP, adding that he and three other firemen sustained cuts and bruises. A concrete wall in their fire station collapsed"
An offshore magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northeast of Bogo in Cebu province, collapsing walls of houses and buildings and cutting power. At least 20 people were killed and many others injured, with Bogo reporting at least 14 fatalities and additional deaths in nearby San Remigio. The quake triggered landslides and boulder falls that blocked access to mountain villages and hampered rescue operations. Workers attempted to bring heavy equipment for search and rescue while medical teams treated survivors. Local officials reported damaged water systems, roads and a fire station, and appealed for food, water and assistance.
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