This Wednesday an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 shook the east coast of Russia, in the Kamchatka Peninsula and activated Tsunami’s alert in the Pacific Ocean
The nuclear centrals of the Pacific coast They have not suffered damage behind him earthquake That the Russian region of Kamchatka has ravaged this morning, according to a preliminary report by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The IAEA reported through its X (formerly Twitter) account: “The IAEA is in contact with the national authorities of Japan in relation to the earthquake of magnitude 8.8 on the east coast of Russia and the resulting tsunami. The initial reports do not indicate any impact on the safety of nuclear power plants along the Pacific coast. The discharge of the treated water Security protocols “.
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The company suspended the spill to treated water oceanfollowing the established security protocols, as reported in a statement.
The Fukushima Daiichi Central operator, Tepco, evacuated some 4,000 workers of that plant and from neighbor Fukushima Daini after the issuance of a tsunami alert.
World alert by tsunami
The information was revealed after an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 shook the East Coast of Russiain the Kamchatka Peninsulaas reported by the United States Geological Service (USGS). The earthquake occurred to 19 kilometers deep and activated one Tsunami alert in the Pacific Ocean, included Japan, China, Hawaii and the west coast of the United States.
In Russia they registered Waves five meters high. It is for that reason that evacuations were ordered and declared a state of emergency. At the moment, victims are not known. For its part, In Japan the evacuation of more than two million people was ordered. On the island of Hokkaido An order of the highest level (5 out of 5) was received while on the Pacific coast was notified of 4 out of 5. On the other hand, in Latin American countries such as Chile also began with evacuations and reported that LIn the first wave it is prompt to arriveso he asked to act calmly. In Colombia, too They declared alert in several departments of the Pacific coast.
Source: Ambito
