INQUIRER.net: Loon town in Bohol hardest hit by quake

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Loon town in Bohol hardest hit by quake Oct 16th 2013, 03:46 MANILA, Philippines – With 20 people dead and a centuries-old church reduced to rubble, Loon town was the hardest-hit by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Bohol on Tuesday morning, Governor Edgar Chatto told Radyo Inquirer 990AM. "In terms of casualties, Loon (was the most affected)," Chatto said of the biggest town, with a population of more than 40,000, under the 1stdistrict of Bohol. "Our record now is 20 (fatalities) but because individuals are still being retrieved (the number) may rise to 30," he added. Earlier reports said 18 were found dead while a number of people remained trapped inside the Congressman Castillo Memorial Hospital in Loon after its building pa... Keep on reading: Loon town in Bohol hardest hit by quake

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