Monday, February 6, 2012

Tsunami Scare due to False Alarm: Cause a Widespread Panic in Cebu



Tsunami Scare hits Cebu City people. Upon hearing the rumors that Cebu was already experiencing Tsunami and that water from sea already floods Colon Street, Carbon and at JY Square, people rushed through their homes bringing their children, dogs, and packed things and went uphill in Guadalupe. Colon Street specifically at V. Rama Road was flooded by crowd of people walking towards Guadalupe (that was what I heard on the news yesterday as I got home). And in my part, as I was on my way home since our office hour was suspended due to the said tsunami alert around 3:30 in the afternoon, I saw crowd of people on street in Pardo, Cebu. Some were bringing huge backpacks, some carrying their children and some was walking towards San Carlos Heights in Basak Quiot. These are the effects of the rumors that Tsunami already hit Cebu. From the news on TV last night, it says that a man on his motorcycle with megaphone roaming on street of Colon shouting that the water is already reaching the street and Tsunami already hits Cebu. This false alarm causes a widespread panic in Visayas and specifically Cebu residents and causes a heavy traffic in Cebu City mainly in Colon Street.

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