French Polynesian alert. After a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake that exploded in Russia on the night of Tuesday, July 29 to Wednesday, July 30, several countries bordered by the Pacific Ocean fear the arrival of one or more tsunamis on its side. The French archipelago is also threatened.
“An Tsunami alert is in force in the region,” confirmed on Minister X François-Noël buffet to the Ministry of Interior and former minister responsible for the foreigner. “The government is completely mobilized.”
In BFMTV, the general secretary of the High Commission of the Republic in French Polynesia Xavier Marotel specifies that “the Marquesas Archipelago” is the most concerned about this Tsunami alert.
Population shelter
Waves of “1m10 to 2m20” are expected on the islands of Nuku Hiva, Hiva OA and Ua Huka, which require “protecting populations,” he said. In the rest of Polynesia, waves of less than one meter are expected, which does not require the inhabitants.
“The waves of Tsunami up to one or three meters above sea level are possible along certain coasts” of several Pacific territories, including French Polynesia, in a statement the American Tsunamis Center (PTWC), based in Honolulu (Hawaii).
“I call everyone to follow the instructions of local authorities with surveillance and provide all my support to our compatriots Polynesia,” François-Noël buffet added to X.
All Pacific islands closely follow the evolution of the situation. Japan has already been affected by the first waves, as well as Russia. The sea began to retire to Hawaii. Chile, Ecuador, the Philippines, China and Mexico are on alert.
Source: BFM TV
