Philippines issues tsunami warning after deadly 7.8 earthquake
Key takeaways
- The Philippines and Indonesia both issued tsunami warnings after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Mindanao.
- The seismological agencies of the Philippines and Indonesia have issued tsunami warnings, while the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an alert also for Palau, Taiwan and Papua New Guinea.
- "We advise people to evacuate to higher grounds or go further inland," said Teresito Bacolcol, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
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The Philippines and Indonesia both issued tsunami warnings after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Mindanao. At least three people were killed by collapsing buildings in the Philippines.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Eytx The powerful earthquake caused substantial damage on the Philippine island of Mindanao Image: Edwin Espejo/AFPAdvertisement Tsunami warnings were issued after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao, the Philippines, on Monday morning.
The seismological agencies of the Philippines and Indonesia have issued tsunami warnings, while the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an alert also for Palau, Taiwan and Papua New Guinea.