Philippines Earthquake

Philippines Earthquake - Residents ride a motorcyle past a house destroyed by an earthquake in La Libertad, Negros Oriental in central Philippines February 7, 2012. Local media reports said 29 was killed and 71 still missing in a 6.7 magnitude quake that severely hit Negros island on Monday. Picture taken February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Erik De Castro




A vehicle transporting a body of an earthquake victim tries to pass through a destroyed road in La Libertad, Negros Oriental in central Philippines February 7, 2012. Local media reports said 29 was killed and 71 still missing in a 6.7 magnitude quake that severely hit Negros island on Monday. Picture taken February 7, 2012.





In this photo released by the Office of the Vice-President in Manila, residents check their damaged house at Guihulngan, Negros Oriental province in central Philippines Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012, a day after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the province and at least four other central provinces killing at least 15 people and damaging homes and infrastructures. Rescuers dug with picks and shovels trying to reach dozens of people trapped under houses collapsed by the strong earthquake Monday that shook central Philippines and set off landslide.



CORRECTS MAGNITUDE - Bartolome Bautista, deputy director of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), points to the epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake which hit central Philippines on Monday Feb. 6, 2012 during a news conference at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. Officials said the quake in central Philippines killed at least five people as it destroyed buildings, triggered landslides that buried dozens of houses, trapping residents and listed 29 more as missing.



Residents rush to higher grounds following tsunami rumors due to a magnitude 6.9 earthquake which hit the island province of Cebu and other central Philippine provinces Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Authorities said, over a dozen people were killed with rescuers digging with picks and shovels in trying to reach dozens of people trapped under houses collapsed by the strong earthquake Monday.



Earthquake survivors cry while waiting to be evacuated along a highway in La Libertad, Negros Oriental in central Philippines February 7, 2012.



In this photo taken on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, cracks on highway are shown at Guihulngan township, Negros Oriental province in central Philippines, a day after Monday's magnitude-6.9 earthquake shook at least three central Philippine provinces. Dozens of people were still missing Tuesday following the strong earthquake that triggered landslides and damaged buildings and roads on a central Philippine island.



In this photo taken on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, a damaged highway shows cracks at Guihulngan township, Negros Oriental province in central Philippines a day after Monday's magnitude-6.9 earthquake shook at least three central Philippine provinces. Dozens of people were still missing Tuesday following the strong earthquake that triggered landslides and damaged buildings and roads on a central Philippine island.



In this photo taken on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, soldiers prepare to search for missing people at the site of a landslide at Guihulngan township, Negros Oriental province in central Philippines, after Monday's magnitude-6.9 earthquake shook at least three central Philippine provinces. Dozens of people were still missing Tuesday following the strong earthquake that triggered landslides and damaged buildings and roads on a central Philippine island.



In this photo taken on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, motorists drive past a huge crack on a road, which was damaged by a magnitude-6.9 earthquake at Guihulngan township, Negros Oriental province in central Philippines that shook at least three central Philippine provinces Monday. Dozens of people were still missing Tuesday following the strong earthquake that triggered landslides and damaged buildings and roads on a central Philippine island.



In this photo taken on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, residents use improvised ladders to cross a damaged bridge at Guihulngan township, Negros Oriental province in central Philippines, after Monday's magnitude-6.9 earthquake shook at least three central Philippine provinces. Dozens of people were still missing Tuesday following a strong earthquake that triggered landslides and damaged buildings and roads on a central Philippine island.