by admin | Apr 3, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] TAIPEI: The tsunami threat from a strong earthquake that struck Taiwan has largely passed.The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its forecast from 3 metres (9.8 feet) to 1 metre (3.3 feet).One island had a wave of about 30 centimetres (a foot), while...
by admin | Apr 3, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] TAIPEI, Taiwan: A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.A five-story building in lightly populated Hualien appeared...
by admin | Jan 10, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press TOKYO: Three-metre (10-foot) tsunami waves were recorded at, but did not damage, a nuclear plant in Japan in the recent earthquake, its operator told AFP on Wednesday more than a week after the incident. The revelation served as a reminder...
by admin | Jan 5, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP TOKYO: Japan issued tsunami alerts and told people to evacuate coastal areas after a series of strong quakes on its western coastline Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4...
by admin | Jan 5, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP MOSCOW: Russia’s Sakhalin island and the Pacific city of Vladivostok were on “alert” Monday to a possible tsunami risk after a major earthquake in Japan. The alerts came after the powerful 7.5 earthquake in Japan prompted tsunami...
