A strong earthquake hit a popular tourist area in the central Philippines, killing at least 20 and destroying several historic buildings.
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![A view of the damaged Basilica Minore of Sto Nino de Cebu church after an earthquake struck Cebu city, in central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/79c8c21a-ba0f-4d75-97b3-07470ac9b71d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A view of the damaged Basilica Minore of Sto Nino de Cebu church after an earthquake struck Cebu city, in central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.
![A resident looks at the rubble following an earthquake that hit Cebu city and toppled a church's bell tower, Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a419b64e-cff7-4f47-9873-985c881d939e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A resident looks at the rubble following an earthquake that hit Cebu city and toppled a church's bell tower, Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.
![Rescue members recover the body of a vendor killed after an earthquake hit Pasil market in Cebu, central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/94806746-dc81-45e6-b918-3d27fa901282_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescue members recover the body of a vendor killed after an earthquake hit Pasil market in Cebu, central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.
![Wasu ‘yan mata yan kunar bakin wake suka kai hari a Maiduguri, Nuwamba 26, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/de84812d-1705-4bd1-b79e-191c3f6dbf17_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Wasu ‘yan mata yan kunar bakin wake suka kai hari a Maiduguri, Nuwamba 26, 2014.