Watch the video: High waves hit Japan after Russia earthquake triggers tsunami

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Watch the video: High waves hit Japan after Russia earthquake triggers tsunami  Nearly 2 million people were asked to evacuate on Wednesday as Japanese authorities warned that waves could remain high for at least a day.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/30/watch-the-video-high-waves-hit-japan-after-russia-earthquake-triggers-tsunami  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Nearly two million people were asked to evacuate in Japan after a powerful earthquake in Russia's

00:06Far East triggered tsunami fears across the Pacific Ocean. Around 10,500 of those were

00:12in the island of Alkaido. Authorities urged residents along the country's east coast to

00:17move to higher ground. Japan recorded waves of more than 1.22 meters high detected at

00:23Kuji Point on the mainland. One minor injury, a woman in her 60s who tripped when evacuating

00:29has been recorded. Japan later downgraded its tsunami warning, but earlier warned evacuees

00:35that waves could remain high for at least a day. Tsunami warnings were triggered after

00:41a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded in a remote part of Russia's Far East, sparking

00:47waves to reach across the Pacific Ocean, including parts of Hawaii and the U.S.

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