China, Mexico, Peru and Ecuador released on Wednesday morning after a powerful earthquake off the coast of the Russian Peninsula Kamchatka with magnitude 8.8 alerts from the tsunami. Ecuador proceeded to evacuate low -lying areas on the galapago archipelago. The countries have joined the US and Japan, which have warned their citizens before. TASR writes about this according to AFP and AP.
“For the island region of the Galapago, a tsunami warning has been declared, which means an immediate suspension of naval activities, as well as a preventive evacuation of beaches, ports and low -lying areas,” It is stated in the statement of the Ecuadorian Secretariat for the management of risk situations.
In China, they expect waves of 30 centimeters that according to the Center for Center for the Tsunami can cause harm in some coastal areas.
Mexico mobilized components at all levels of state administration and called on its citizens to avoid the beaches on the Pacific coast. The Mexican Navy warned that strong currents are expected to enter ports from Baja California in the northwest to Chiapas in the south of Mexico.
In a similar vein, the Peruvian Navy, which issued a warning and stated that the situation would constantly monitor.
In affected areas on the Russian Far East Local Authorities have declared an emergency. Most of the damage is reported from the port in the town of North-Kilsk in the north of the Kuril Islands. According to the governor of the Sachalin region of Valeria Limarenka, the locals are safe and evacuated to elevated places.
The earthquake caused damage to buildings and streets in the capital of the Kamchat region of Petropavlovsk-Kamčatsky where She collapsed the wall on the kindergarten building. Russian news agencies citing the Regional Ministry of Health stated that Several people have sought out in the region after the earthquake but no serious injuries have been reported.
They are prepared for the arrival of the waves in the US state of Hawaii. The local residents’ authorities called on to evacuate into higher areas and establish evacuation centers across the islands. “On some coasts of the northwest Hawaiian islands, we expect a tsunami wave one to three meters above the tide level,” It was introduced by the Pacific Tsunami warning center.
The tsunami wave has already hit the coast of Japan, The largest reached a height of 50 centimeters in the port of Ishinomaki in the north of the country.
