ON THE FOREIGN SCENE, THE FIRST WAVES TRIGGERED BY A MASSIVE 8.8 EARTHQUAKE OFF RUSSIA’S COAST HAVE REACHED HAWAII, WITH A 1.2 METER WAVE RECORDED OFF OAHU.
PEOPLE IN HAWAII, SOME PARTS OF THE US WEST COAST AND JAPAN HAVE BEEN TOLD TO EVACUATE AFTER ONE OF THE STRONGEST EARTHQUAKES IN MODERN HISTORY HIT RUSSIA’S EASTERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.
HAWAII GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN HAS ASKED PEOPLE TO HEED EVACUATION ORDERS AND STAY CALM WHILE US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ADVISED AMERICANS TO BE ON ALERT FOR TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
ACCORDING TO THE JAPAN’S WEATHER AGENCY, 1.9 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO EVACUATE AND A TSUNAMI WAVE OF 4.3FT (1.3METER) HAS REACHED THE NORTHERN IWATE PREFECTURE.