The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off Cebu province has reached 72. Photo: EPA PHOTO

Rescuers have used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines after an earthquake killed at least 72 people and injured more than 200 others.

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The death toll was expected to rise from the 6.9 magnitude quake that struck late on Tuesday and trapped an unspecified number of residents in the hard-hit city of Bogo and outlying rural towns in Cebu province.

Sporadic rain and damaged bridges and roads

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