New Zealand Issues Tsunami Evacuation Order After 7.8 Pacific Quake

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New Zealand emergency companies ordered coastal communities to evacuate.

Wellington, New Zealand:

New Zealand emergency companies ordered coastal communities throughout giant swathes of the North Island to evacuate Friday amid fears a robust 7.8-magnitude earthquake within the Pacific would generate a tsunami.

“Individuals close to the coast within the following areas should transfer instantly to the closest excessive floor, out of all tsunami evacuation zones, or as far inland as potential,” the Nationwide Emergency Administration Company stated.


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