People queue for aid in quake-hit Cebu of Philippines br br People queue for aid relief packs in Daanbantayan, a town in northern Cebu, Philippines, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on Tuesday. At least 69 people are known to have died and scores of injured patients have overwhelmed hospitals. br br The death toll from the quake in the central Philippines rose to at least 69, according to a disaster official, with scores of injured patients overwhelming hospitals on the island of Cebu.