Powerful Earthquake Strikes the Philippines on 15.10.2013

An image of Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, in front of the collapsed centuries-old Our Lady of Light church in Loon, Bohol, a day after an earthquake hit central Philippines, on October 16, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

A resident looks out from the window of his family's house that fell into a river after an earthquake, in Buenavista, Bohol, on October 16, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

A view of a portion of a damaged highway in Getafe, Bohol, central Philippines, on October 16, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

Earthquake damage on the historic Basilica Minore of Santo Nino de Cebu, in Cebu City, on October 15, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer)

A collapsed building after an earthquake struck Cebu city, on October 15, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

Rescuers use a car jack to retrieve a body pinned by debris in a fish market after an earthquake struck Cebu city, on October 15, 2013. (Reuters/Charlie Saceda)

Residents stand outside a damaged building after an earthquake struck Cebu city, on October 15, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

Damaged structures along the coast after an earthquake struck Bohol, central Philippines, on October 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Stringer)

A landslide, caused by Tuesday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake, seen from Cortes township, Bohol, on October 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez

A cross stands at the site of the collapsed St Michael Parish church in Clarin, Bohol a day after the earthquake, on October 16, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

A view of the destroyed St Michael Parish church in Clarin, Bohol, on October 16, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

Children emerge from their half-submerged home which was damaged by Tuesday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Cortes township, Bohol, on October 16, 2013. (AP

Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Rescue members recover the body of a vendor killed after an earthquake hit Pasil market in Cebu City, on October 15, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer)

Firefighters stand near destroyed vehicles covered with rubble after an earthquake struck Cebu city, on October 15, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel load relief goods onto a PCG vessel at a port in Manila on October 16, 2013. Rescue workers raced to reach isolated communities on a popular Philippine tourist island that was devastated by a huge earthquake, as aftershocks tormented survivors and the death toll climbed to

144. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard carry sacks filled with relief goods to load on-board the BRP Corregidor, flagship of the Philippine coast guard, at a port in Manila, on

October 16, 2013. (Reuters/Romeo Ranoco)

Residents walk past a destroyed church belfry in Tubigon, Bohol, on October 16, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

Villagers use a boat to cross a river after a bridge was damaged in Loon, Bohol, on October 16, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

Rubble from the toppled bell tower of Saint Peter church is scattered at an intersection at Loboc township, Bohol province, on October 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Residents walk past the collapsed facade of the San Pedro y San Pablo Parish after an earthquake struck Loboc town, Bohol on October 15, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer)

Huge boulders block a highway at Cortes township, Bohol on October 16, 2013, a day after a 7.2-magnitude quake struck. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Patients are treated at a temporary shelter in Cebu city, on October 15, 2013. (Jay Directo/AFP/Getty Images)

A boy rides a bicycle past a destroyed building in Loon, Bohol, on October 16, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

A aerial shot of houses that collapsed in the aftermath of an earthquake that struck Bohol province, on October 15, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer)

Residents display a message as they camp out in the middle of a rice field to avoid aftershocks following Tuesday's quake at Calape township, Bohol province, on October 16,

2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Residents rest on a sidewalk as they spend the night on a road due to aftershocks from an earthquake in Cebu city, on October 15, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

Wreckage of the centuries-old Our Lady of Light church in Loon, Bohol, a day after an earthquake hit, on October 16, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

A quake-damaged statue of Jesus hangs beside the collapsed Our Lady of Light church in Loon, Bohol, on October 16, 2013. (Reuters/Erik De Castro)

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