OREANDA-NEWS The number of victims of the powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.9 that struck the Philippines has grown to 69 people. This is reported by Reuters.

The earthquake was one of the strongest in the country over the past decade. The tremors began on the evening of September 30 near the island of Cebu. As a result, some buildings were damaged, local households were left without electricity, several people were missing, and 150 people were injured.

An ancient Catholic church on the Philippine island of Bantayan could not withstand the tremors and collapsed in seconds. The collapse of the building was caught on video.