At least 69 people have been killed in a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the central Philippines, disaster management officials say.
OCD deputy administrator Bernardo Alejandro said 30 of the deaths are from Bogo City, which was closest to the epicentre of last night's quake.
There were 22 deaths in San Remigio, 10 in Medellin, five in Tubogon and one each in Sogod and Tabuelan towns, he said, adding the numbers are subject to further validation.
Its was not immediately clear how many people are missing, but rescuers are sifting through rubble of collapsed structures, mindful of the 24-hour window where finding survivors is most likely, he said.
Cebu province has also declared a state of calamity after the earthquake struck at around 22:00 local time (14:00 GMT) on Tuesday, damaging buildings and churches and cracking and roads and bridges - here are some striking before and after images
Rescuers are sifting through rubble for survivors as authorities rush to deliver aid and restore electricity and communication lines
In the months prior, an extraordinarily wet monsoon season caused widespread flooding, sparking anger and protests over unfinished and sub-standard flood control systems that have been blamed on corruption.
Super Typhoon Ragasa, known locally as Nando, struck in late September, followed swiftly by Typhoon Bualoi, known locally as Opong.
The magnitude 6.9 earthquake was felt in large parts of Cebu, including in the provincial capital (also named Cebu) around two to three hours by car from the north-east coast, where the quake struck.
"It was a strong earthquake from where we are and aftershocks continue," Cebu City resident Robel Suico tells DZMM - a local radio station based in the capital Manila.
"We are now staying outisde our house just to be safe," he says.
Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival says the earthquake caused light damage to some structures.
"It was strong but there has been no major incident so far," Archival says.
This earthquake comes barely over a week after back-to-back typhoons killed over a dozen people and wrought damage to infrastructure and crops.
