Russian state television on Wednesday broadcast shots of tsunami tsunami, which swept through the port of the coastal town of North-Kilk in the northern part of the Kuril Islands on the Russian Far East and swept the entire buildings. Local authorities claim that they managed to evacuate residents to safe areas before the tsuni arrived. According to AFP and TASS reports, TASR reports this.
In a Russian city with approximately 2000 inhabitants lying on the island of Paramushir, located approximately 350 kilometers southwest of the epicenter of the earthquake in the Kamchata region, According to the authorities, the tsunami wool exaggerated the port area and flooded the local fish processing plant.
According to the mayor of Alexander Ovsiannik’s waves, which were up to four meters high in some areas, they reached to the Memorial from World War II, located about 400 meters from the shore. He added that most of the city lies in an elevated place, and he said he is safe from floods.
“They were all evacuated. It was enough time, the whole hour. So everyone was evacuated, all people are in a safe zone in front of the tsunami,” The mayor said at the crisis staff meeting. According to available data, approximately 2700 people, including nearly 600 children, were evacuated for the threat.
On the neighboring island of Šumšu there was a expedition group from the Russian geographical company at the time of the earthquake. The tsunami swept their tent camp. “The only thing we could do was to run to higher places … There are no victims among us, they all did quickly, but we lost all things,” said a member of the group for the Russian tabloid daily Komsomolskaya Pravda.
A strong earthquake shook the Coast of Kamchatka on the Russian Far East on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the American Geological Institute (USGC) increased the magnitude estimate from 8.7 to 8.8. This is the strongest earthquake in the world since 2011, when the magnitude shocks 9.0 hit the Japanese coast. Overall, this earthquake is in the top ten of the strongest earthquakes ever measured in the world.
The tsunami waves have already hit Hawaii
After a strong earthquake on the Russian Peninsula Kamchatka, the Hawaiian Islands hit the large waves of the tsunami on Wednesday. A wave of approximately 1.5 meters high was recorded by the National Ocean and atmosphere (NOAA) in Kahului on the coast of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. The Hawaiian authorities called on residents to stay at home, TASR reports according to CNN reports.
“There has been no devastating wave yet, which is a great relief for us”Said Governor Hawaija Josh Green at a press conference on Tuesday evening local time. According to him, no damage has been reported.
According to Green, it will take two to three hours until the authorities can declare that everything is fine. “We don’t want anyone to relieve in vigilance, we want to wait a few more hours. When the waves gradually fade, it will mean that this threat is over, ” added.
Although the airports were not affected by tsunami waves, all flights at Maui airport are canceled. The Ministry of Transport on the X Network has announced that passengers are currently in the airport terminal. The ports in Hawaii are also closed, while the Coast Guard ordered commercial ships to Hawaiian ports to stay at sea, Informs DPA.
The tsunami on Wednesday was also reported by the Japanese Meteorological Service, according to which a 1.3 meter t -to tsunami wool hit the port in the prefecture of Iwate in the north of Japan.
