A tsunami warning has been activated for the Philippines and Indonesia after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Mindanao region this morning.
The Philippines' seismology agency warned that it was expecting "life-threatening waves.
It says that tsunami waves can reach up to 3 metres (10ft) above normal tide levels in parts of the Philippines and up to 1 metre in Indonesia.
Photographs of the chaotic scenes outside a hospital in Davao City showed patients and staff rushing to evacuate after the earthquake hit.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has called for evacuations in some coastal areas in the central and southern Philippines.
He said on Facebook that search and rescue and relief operations will be deployed as soon as it is safe to do so.
He urges all people in affected regions to move to higher ground and to stay away from the shore until the authorities declare it is safe.
Source : BBC
