Geologist suggests more tsunami siren installed in Tawau

Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:43:00 +0200bernama (en)

TAWAU, July 24 ( Bernama) -- Universiti Malaysia Sabah geologist Prof Dr Felix Tongkul has suggested for more tsunami siren to be installed along the coast in Tawau because of the risk of being threatened by the seismic seawave due to its location near the tsunami source, namely Indonesia and the Philippines .

Indonesia: ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update, 16 – 22 July 2018

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 10:32:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Regional Summary of Week 29 and Outlook for Week 30. 1) Recorded events in Week 29 are still largely hydro-meteorological in nature due to monsoon low with Tropical Storm Henry/Son-Tinh, Tropical Depression (TD) Inday and TD Josie, which caused floods and landslides in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Philippines , and Viet Nam.

2 hurt, hundreds flee as tornado hits Davao City

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 04:56:00 +0200inquirer (en)

DAVAO CITY – A tornado swept through a coastal village i n this cit y on Sunday evening, toppling trees and tearing roofs that injured two people, police and disaster officials said. Over 300 people fled to the village covered court as the whirlwind streaked across several communities in Barangay....