More action via my correspondent in NZ…:
“Sent at 4:02 PM (GMT-12:00). Current time there: 11:59 AM
Subject: Another big earthquake in South Pacific
near Vanuatu
Waiting to hear about tsunami threat….quoting from news on radio…..stay off beaches in NZ
The quake was 7.9, 3 minutes after 11 NZ time, dept 33 km, all of NZ under tsunami warning. All of South Pacific under tsunami warning.
We of course are not under any threat in the center of the island”
Your news:
Powerful 7.8 quake off Vanuatu, tsunami alert
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Your instructions:
What to do in a Tsunami
Your fast facts:
Vanuatu – CIA World Factbook
Vanuatu – National Geographic
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