Tsunami Heading For Philippines
Breaking report just up on Yahoo: A powerful earthquake off the Southwestern coast of Taiwan has sent a tsunami heading toward the Philippines.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A powerful quake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a potentially destructive tsunami that was headed toward the Philippines on the second anniversary of the deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia.
The quake, with a magnitude of between 6.7 and 7.2, was felt throughout Taiwan, Japan's Meteorological Bureau said. It swayed buildings and knocked objects off the shelves in the capital, Taipei.
The bureau said the 3-foot-high tsunami was expected to hit Basco in the Philippines.
Let's hope they get people out in time. It does not sound as bad as the one two years ago, but it is still dangerous.
UPDATE: False alarm, thankfully.
World news | Gaius Tuesday, 26 December , 2006
By LGD, Tuesday, 26 December , 2006 @ 2:45 pm
I clicked the news link you give. Fortunately for all concerned, the prediction of a tsunami has been retracted and no further danger implied for the Philippines.