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| Tsunami hits Russia’s Kuril Islands (VIDEOS) | Tsunami hits Russia’s Kuril Islands (VIDEOS) |
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| An earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a tsunami in Russia’s Far East | An earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a tsunami in Russia’s Far East |
| A tsunami wave struck the northern Kuril Islands early Wednesday following a powerful earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, prompting the evacuation of residents from the Russian coastal town of Severo-Kurilsk, regional officials have confirmed. | A tsunami wave struck the northern Kuril Islands early Wednesday following a powerful earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, prompting the evacuation of residents from the Russian coastal town of Severo-Kurilsk, regional officials have confirmed. |
| The first wave hit the shoreline of Severo-Kurilsk shortly after a magnitude 8.8 quake was registered near Kamchatka Peninsula, according to Sakhalin Region Governor Valery Limarenko. | |
| The authorities ordered the evacuation of the town’s population, estimated at just over 2,500, to elevated areas away from the coast. | The authorities ordered the evacuation of the town’s population, estimated at just over 2,500, to elevated areas away from the coast. |
| “Residents remain safe on high ground until the tsunami threat is completely lifted,” Limarenko said. Emergency services are working in high-alert mode, he added, and “all necessary measures are being taken to ensure public safety and restore normal life in the area.” | “Residents remain safe on high ground until the tsunami threat is completely lifted,” Limarenko said. Emergency services are working in high-alert mode, he added, and “all necessary measures are being taken to ensure public safety and restore normal life in the area.” |
| Footage shared by local media and officials shows water reaching parts of the shoreline and residents climbing to higher ground as tsunami sirens blared. | Footage shared by local media and officials shows water reaching parts of the shoreline and residents climbing to higher ground as tsunami sirens blared. |
| There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage, but the Alaid plant fish processing plant in Severo-Kurilsk has been submerged, with all employees urgently evacuated from the facility. | There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage, but the Alaid plant fish processing plant in Severo-Kurilsk has been submerged, with all employees urgently evacuated from the facility. |
| Drone footage of the flooded coastal areas of Severo-Kurilsk has been shared online by the Russian Geophysical Service. | Drone footage of the flooded coastal areas of Severo-Kurilsk has been shared online by the Russian Geophysical Service. |
| A tsunami warning was been declared across the Kuril Islands following the earthquake off Kamchatka Peninsula, Elena Semenova, the head of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismic station, told RIA Novosti. | |
| The authorities in settlements across the island chain are monitoring the coastline and continuing evacuation efforts as a precaution. Emergency services remain on high alert. | The authorities in settlements across the island chain are monitoring the coastline and continuing evacuation efforts as a precaution. Emergency services remain on high alert. |