Tsunami threat sparks preemptive evacuation in coastal Pagadian

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – The city government of Pagadian ordered residents of coastal barangays to immediately move to higher grounds or designated evacuation areas following a tsunami warning issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), triggered by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked parts of Mindanao at 7:37 a.m.

Monday.

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