Millions evacuated after powerful quake hits Russian Far East

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Puerto Eura: On Wednesday, Russia’s very few populations were sent to the East of Russia to send shock waves across the Pacific and force millions of people to leave their homes on the Pacific.

From Japan to Ecuador, coastal cities started a tsunami alarm when waves were moving across the sea. Family reached high ground, not sure what is coming forward.

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake caused the earth to shake and produce waves of four meters (12 feet).

The initial earthquake caused limited damage and only light injuries after being the strongest since 2011, when 15,000 people were killed in Japan.

But for more than a dozen countries, a tsunami warning was issued, millions of residents were alerted.

In Russia, the tsunami crashed from the port of Sauro Colesk, and drowned the local fishing plant, officials said.

Russian official television footage was poured into buildings and debris.

Mayor Alexander Owaisyanikov said water increased by about 400 400 meters from the coast to the memorial of the city’s World War II.

In Japan, before decreasing or recovering warnings, about two million people were asked to go to high ground.

Its operator said the Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan – which was destroyed in 2011 by a huge earthquake and tsunami was evacuated.

According to local media, a woman was killed when she tried to escape and fired her car from the mountain.

On Wednesday, 1800 GMT was under a tsunami warning on the South America Pacific coast.

In the island of Galapagos, national parks were closed, schools were closed, loudspeaker warned and encouraged tourists to see boats and land safety.

“As a resident here, we feel really frightened,” said Patricia Espenosa of the Isabella island: This is a sense of uncertainty, we do not really know what is going to happen, “said Patricia Espenosa of the Isabella island, where residents were taken to the desired buses and dumps.

According to the Oceanographic Institute of the Ecuadorian Navy, “Once the wave reached the train … the maximum height of up to 1.3 meters was seen.” “Obstacles are currently being recorded, which will continue for the next few hours.”

Peru closed 65 of its 121 -Pacific ports as the Navy warned that fishing should be suspended and people should stay off the coast.

Earlier, the tsunami sirens slipped near the coast of the famous Wiki in Hawaii, where an AFP photographer saw that the Hawaiians fled to the high ground.

Hawaii Governor Josh Green said flights to and outside the island of Maoi were canceled as caution.

“Stay strong and be safe!” US President Donald Trump said on social media.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center later deducted the warning for Hawaii under a consultation, and local authorities canceled the coastal evacuation order.

Russian scientists reported that the Clechwaski volcano erupted shortly after the earthquake.

Russia’s Geo -physical survey said, “The red hot lava is seen flowing from the western slopes. There is a powerful brightness above volcanoes and blasts.”

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The regional earthquake surveillance service said the earthquake on Wednesday was the strongest in the Kamchatka region since 1952.

The USGS said the earthquake is one of the 10 strong earthquakes recorded so far.

After the earthquake, there were at least six aftershocks, which further shaken the Russian Middle East, including one of the 6.9 magnitude.

In Taiwan’s tattoos, Wilson Wang, a 31 -year -old hotel resort worker, told AFP: “We have advised guests not to be safe and not go out, and avoid going to the beach.”

Pacific Nation Palau, which is about 800 km (500 miles) east of the Philippines, ordered the withdrawal of “all areas along the coast”.

Authorities said in a press statement that waves of up to four meters are expected overnight in the French Polynshia island of Marxis.