Philippines on Tsunami Alert Level 2
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit Chile yesterday at 3:34 am (0634 GMT) in response to the possible occurrence of Tsunami the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the country’s tsunami alert to Level 2 on Sunday, but government officials assured that there was no need to panic.
“PHIVOLCS Tsunami Alert Level is now 2. The concerned public is advised to be on alert for unusual waves,” Phivolcs said on its website.
Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum told the press that the tsunami is expected to arrival from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday but the incidence of an unusual wave could last even longer. The waves were not expected to be higher than one meter, and no forced evacuation was in place, the Phivolcs director said.
He said people living in coastal areas in the following provinces fronting the Pacific Ocean should seek higher ground: Batanes Group of Islands, Cagayan, northernmost provinces of Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Quezon, Aurora, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental and Davao del Sur.
According to Director Solidum, “Posible po na one meter or less ang darating kaya ang tao mismong nandoon mismo sa dalampasigan ang bahay, malapit na malapit ay dapat umalis muna at pumunta in land, sa mas lupa.”
Solidum also warned people against going to the beach and watching the tsunami from the shoreline.
Boat owners, meantime, were told to secure their boats. Solidum noted that boats at sea during the period of the tsunami’s expected arrival should stay offshore until further advised.
Glen Rabonza, executive director of the Office of Civil Defense in Manila, also made this assurance: “We are advising everyone to stay away from the shoreline. But there is no need to panic.”
The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands with many people living in communities close to the sea.
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