Tsunami warning triggers stampede in Cebu City
“I couldn’t help but feel eerie because people were crying. I started to get scared, too.”
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Tsunami warning texts cause panic, chaos in Cebu streets
(UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.) A tsunami -- or perhaps more accurate, a tsunami of warnings -- caused panic among Cebu City residents on Monday afternoon, as citizens received tsunami alerts, both official and unofficial, in the wake of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit off Negros island. The alerts, coming from government, media, loved ones, and strangers, resulted in traffic jams and frayed nerves.
Tsunami scare hits Cebu City
False rumors of a tsunami coming to devastate earthquake-affected areas caused widespread panic in Visayas today, stopping traffic in Cebu City and panicking residents.
Philippines issues local tsunami alert after quake hits between islands
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines, prompting the country to issue a tsunami alert for the coastlines near the epicenter.
Tsunami Debris and North America: Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?
Tsunami Debris and North America: Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?
Tsunami alert lifted as USGS records another quake in Negros area
Authorities on Monday afternoon lifted the tsunami alert it raised earlier following a magnitude-6.9 quake recorded in the Visayas. The alert was lifted 'after an extended period of two hours,' the Official Gazette said on its Twitter account, quoting Phivolcs. Meanwhile, the USGS recorded another quake — a magnitude 5.6 — in the Negros area at 12:20 p.m.
VIDEO: Tsunami warning texts cause panic, chaos in Cebu streets
(UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.) A tsunami -- or perhaps more accurate, a tsunami of warnings -- caused panic among Cebu City residents on Monday afternoon, as citizens received tsunami alerts, both official and unofficial, in the wake of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit off Negros island. The alerts, coming from government, media, loved ones, and strangers, resulted in traffic jams and frayed nerves.
Tsunami Debris & North America: Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?
Tsunami Debris & North America: Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?
Tsunami reports cause panic
CEBU CITY (4th Update, 2:50 p.m.) – Panic envelopes Cebu City due to a tsunami scare brought about by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu and Negros islands at 11:49 a.m. Monday. People were running in the streets, cars were abandoned and traffic was jammed following reports that the seawater was rising in the coastal areas of Cebu City.
