At least 31 people died after a massive 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit the central Philippines province late Tuesday, damaging several houses and buildings, AP reported. The intense shaking led to power outages, forcing residents to evacuate their homes into darkness, officials said. The earthquake's epicentre, caused by movement along a local fault at a depth of five kilometres, was located approximately 19 kilometres northeast of Bogo, a coastal city with a population of about 90,000 in Cebu province. 14 killed in Bogo, 12 in Medellin town At least 14 residents died in Bogo, disaster-mitigation officer Rex Ygot told The Associated Press by telephone. The death toll in Bogo is expected to rise as workers attempt to transport a backhoe to expedite search and rescue operations i

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