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Gallery: Deadly earthquake in central Philippines

By Staff Global News

Posted October 16, 2013 8:45 am

Updated October 17, 2013 12:49 pm

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Raw video: Earthquake causes partial collapse of church in Philippines

A government official says the death toll from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the Philippines has risen to 144.

READ MORE: Death toll from Philippine quake rises to 144

Civil Defence Director Eduardo del Rosario said Wednesday that another 291 people are injured.

A Philippine Coast Guard crew carries relief goods on a Coast Guard ship docked at Manila’s pier, Philippines, before heading to earthquake-struck Cebu and Bohol provinces on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo) — A Philippine Coast Guard crew carries relief goods on a Coast Guard ship docked at Manila’s pier, Philippines, before heading to earthquake-struck Cebu and Bohol provinces on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel load frying fans and relief goods onto a PCG vessel at a port in Manila on October 16, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images) — Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel load frying fans and relief goods onto a PCG vessel at a port in Manila on October 16, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images

Rescue workers carry a victim’s body recovered from rubble in Cebu City, Philippines after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images) — Rescue workers carry a victim’s body recovered from rubble in Cebu City, Philippines after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). CHESTER BALDICANTOS/AFP/Getty Images

People look at a collapsed building in Cebu City, Philippines after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images) — People look at a collapsed building in Cebu City, Philippines after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images).

People gather on the street next to damaged buildings in Cebu City, Philippines after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images) — People gather on the street next to damaged buildings in Cebu City, Philippines after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images).

Cars damaged by falling debris in downtown Cebu City, Philippines after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images) — Cars damaged by falling debris in downtown Cebu City, Philippines after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images

The damaged structure of the Basilica of the Holy Child in Cebu City, Philippines is seen after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images) — The damaged structure of the Basilica of the Holy Child in Cebu City, Philippines is seen after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images

People walk past the damaged Church of San Pedro in the Philippine town of Loboc, Bohol after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images) — People walk past the damaged Church of San Pedro in the Philippine town of Loboc, Bohol after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images

Residents sitting in the open ground cling to a railing following an aftershock from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (Photo credit: The Canadian Press) — Residents sitting in the open ground cling to a railing following an aftershock from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (Photo credit: The Canadian Press). The Canadian Press

Damage to the roof and structure of the Church of San Pedro in the town Loboc, Bohol is seen after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images) — Damage to the roof and structure of the Church of San Pedro in the town Loboc, Bohol is seen after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images

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