The dramatic shots of the drones caught the moment of the wave tsunami flooded Sever-Kurilsk, the key settlement on the Russian Kuril Islands after a massive earthquake of 8.8, which hit Kamchatka Peninsula soon on Wednesday.
According to the regional governor of Valery Limarek, the inhabitants of the affected area were safely evacuated to higher land, while the emergency services monitored the situation for potential repeated waves. While the buildings have suffered damage and the vehicles rocked during treasury in nearby Petropavlovsk-kamchatic, current outages and mobile network disruption were also reported.
Russian intelligence agencies quoted by the Regional Ministry of Health said that several people were looking for medical care, but no serious injuries have been reported yet.
The video broadcast by the Russian state media showed floods and significant coastal damage when the waves of the tsunami hit North-Kurilsk. Shots, now widely shared online, emphasize the power of waves as they pushed inland shortly after the earthquake.
Wednesday’s earthquake is one of the strongest recorded around the world in recent years, comparable to the Japanese earthquake in 2011, which caused the devastating tsunami and nuclear disaster. Only a few shocks stronger than it was at any time documented around the world.
Tsunami warnings also caused disturbance of traffic in Japan. According to ferry and rail operators, the services connecting Hokkaido and Aomori and the routes between Tokyo and the nearby islands were either suspended or delayed. Sendai airport temporarily closed the runway as a preventive measure.
The Japanese meteorological agency reported tsunami 50 cm (1.6 feet) in the Ishinomaki port in northern Japan – the highest wave observed in the region after the earthquake.
Meanwhile, Indian nationals are based on the west coast of the US, including California and Hawaii, and were the general consulate in San Francisco, San Francisco after a powerful earthquake in Russia.
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