Chocolate Hills Leaning Tower of Bohol Collapsed due to Earthquake

Chocolate Hills Leaning Tower of Bohol Collapsed due to Earthquake
Chocolate Hills leaning tower of Bohol collapsed due to quake

The leaning tower and the viewing deck overlooking the famed Chocolate Hills in Carmen, Bohol lay in ruins after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck the Visayas region early Tuesday morning, October 15. At least 20 people were reported killed when the earthquake destroyed buildings in and around one of the Philippines' major tourist hubs. Carmen was the epicenter of the quake. Robert Michael Poole via Twitter.

Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum says the epicenter of the magnitude-7.2 earthquake in the province of Carmen, Bohol during a press conference at the Phivolcs office in Quezon City on Tuesday, October 15.
Chocolate Hills Leaning Tower of Bohol Collapsed due to Earthquake
One of the famed Chocolate Hills in Carmen, Bohol collapsed during a magnitude-7.2 earthquake that hit the Visayas region early Tuesday morning, October 15. Robert Michael Poole via Twitter.

Chocolate Hills Leaning Tower of Bohol Collapsed due to Earthquake

A couple on a motorbike navigates through a damaged road in Loboc, Bohol after a magnetude-7.2 earthquake struck the Visayas region early Tuesday morning, October 15. At least 20 people were reported killed when the earthquake destroyed buildings in and around one of the Philippines' major tourist hubs
A portion of the road to Buenavista, Bohol is rendered unpassable after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck the Visayas region early Tuesday morning, October 15. At least 32 people were reported killed when the earthquake destroyed roads and buildings in and around one of the Philippines' major tourist hubs.