About 210,000 Japanese have received evacuation orders from local authorities due to the threat of a tsunami that arose in connection with the eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Haapai in the Kingdom of Tonga.
This instruction applies to residents of a number of areas in the prefectures of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Chiba, Kochi, Miyazaki and Kagoshima, TASS notes, citing Kyodo. Domestic flights have also been canceled, which may be in the zone of a possible impact of the elements.
It is also reported that in the ports of Kochi prefecture, due to a sharp rise in water levels, about 10 ships were capsized or demolished into the ocean. There were no people on them. According to experts, waves up to 1.2 meters high have already been recorded on the coast in various parts of Japan.
Earlier it was reported that the Chilean authorities ordered the closure of beaches in many regions of the country due to the threat of a tsunami after a volcanic eruption in the state of Tonga. A red alert level has been declared in a number of coastal areas. The Chilean authorities say that this is a preventive measure, “a small tsunami” is expected.
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