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Philippines and Indonesia issue tsunami warnings after 7.4 magnitude quake

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- The Philippines and Indonesia issue tsunami warnings after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake
- The Philippines' seismology agency warned that it was expecting a "destructive tsunami" with "life-threatening wave heights", after the quake struck off Mindanao in the country's south
- Tsunami waves could reach up to 3m (10ft) above normal tide levels in parts of the Philippines, and up to 1m higher in areas of Indonesia and Palau, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says
- Filipino officials say the first waves could arrive before 11:43 local time (03:43 GMT) and could last "for hours"
- Photographs published by local media show chaotic scenes outside a hospital in Davao City, near the quake's epicentre