Hawaii, Russia and Tsunami
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Hawaii, Pacific and Iona
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Watch a live view of beach and hotels in Hawaii on Wednesday (30 July) after authorities issued tsunami warnings following a massive earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula. Tsunami waves have already hit Russia and Japan after one of the strongest recorded earthquakes at an 8.
Residents and visitors across the Hawaiian Islands were sent scrambling after a tsunami warning was sent out on Tuesday.
Alaska Airlines is pausing flights to Hawaii, where an emergency proclamation is issued ahead of tsunami waves expected to hit the islands Tuesday evening. “As a safety precaution, flights en route to Hawaii are returning to the mainland or diverting as needed,” a spokesperson for the airline said in an email.
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