Tsunami Threat Not Yet Over

?????????The tsunami which hit some coastal gommunities  in the Philippines last Friday were within the  forecasted height of one meter or less, but the  threat is not yet over, according to the Phillippine  Institute of Volcanology and Siesmology(Philvocs).

He said the tsunami alert level 2 is still up in 19 provinces, to wit:

Cagayan                                                                                                                                     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 del Norte                                                                                                                    Davao del Sur

Solidum said   the waves are not threatening unless one is swimming in a beach.  “If you are in the water  at inabot ka ng 70 cm. wave, pwede kang matumba, and the force and momentum of the wave can pull you away, so stay away fom the beach.”

Malacanang earlier ordered the mandatory evacuation of the people in the nineteen provinces.

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A native of Cavinti, Lucila C. Oblena spent all her working years as an educator, beginning as a classroom teacher in 1944, then a Guidance Counselor and retired as a school Principal. She is also the founder of CLOTA (Cavinti Laguna Overseas Teachers Association). She is the Editor of Tipakan.com (Cavinti Diaspora).