Davao City, Philippines — Hundreds of residents in the east coast of Malita in Davao del Sur, Mati City in Davao Oriental, and Tandag in Surigao del Sur moved to higher grounds due to tsunami alerts issued by the Phivolcs after the quake in Chile.
Big waves have hit the village of Kidalapong, forcing at least a hundred people to evacuate to higher grounds.
Mati City Mayor, Michelle Rabat said residents as well as the coast guard have been put into alert. Rabat added that a number of citizens along the white sand beaches of the Village of Dahican have also moved to higher and safer grounds after seeing a rise in the water level.
In Tandag, Surigao del Sur, hundreds of coastal residents evacuated to the municipal hall on Saturday night.
