After the earthquake, tsunami waves of about 4 meters high rose in the coastal areas of Kamchatka. Many buildings and houses have been damaged including a kindergarten school. The roofs of some houses collapsed, due to which people were immediately evacuated to safer places.
Tsunami warning has been issued in many coastal areas of 12 countries (Canada, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, New Zealand and Pacific Islands, China, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia) besides Japan, America, China. The local administration has started disaster relief and rescue operations.
Japan has evacuated 20 lakh people and taken them to safe places.
Alaska and Pacific coast of America are being monitored for tsunamis: Trump
After the tsunami warning following the earthquake in Russia, US President Donald Trump has said that Alaska and the Pacific coast of America are being monitored for tsunamis.
Trump wrote on Twitter, "A tsunami warning has been issued for people living in Hawaii due to the massive earthquake in the Pacific Ocean. Tsunami monitoring is ongoing in Alaska and the Pacific coast of America."
Trump said that Japan is also monitoring. He appealed to people to visit tsunami.gov for information related to tsunami and said, "Stay strong, stay safe".
On the other hand, people are leaving Hawaii and going to safer places to avoid the disaster. Hawaii officials said that the effect of tsunami can be seen in Hawaii in a few hours.
Prakash Kumar Pandey