More than 2 million Japanese residents have been ordered to evacuate due to the threat of a tsunami

In Japan, over 2 million residents of the Pacific coast of the country were ordered to evacuate amid the threat of a tsunami that arose after the earthquake in the Kamchatka Territory. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on July 30.

"More than 2 million people on the Pacific coast have also been instructed to move to safer areas," the article says.

It is specified that the warning "Tsunami! Evacuation!" appeared on TV screens and billboards, as most of the companies cut back on broadcasting and could not notify the citizens of the country. According to the publication, the NHK news anchor on the air also called on the Japanese to evacuate immediately.

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The earthquake in the Kamchatka Territory occurred earlier in the day. A tsunami threat has been declared on the coast of the Avacha Bay. An emergency situation regime is in effect in the North Kuril region of the Sakhalin Region and in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

A regional headquarters has been deployed in Kamchatka, and the healthcare system has been put on high alert. According to the Ministry of Health of the Kamchatka Territory, one person was injured, the woman's condition is satisfactory. Later it was reported that at the moment there may be from 7 thousand to 8 thousand tourists in Kamchatka.

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