Residents on New Zealand’s eastern coastline fled their homes early Monday morning after powerful earthquakes triggered a tsunami.
Officials urged residents in Wellington, Christchurch, the Chatham Islands and other coastal areas to move inland or seek higher ground after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck shortly after midnight local time.
A magnitude-6.5 temblor hit shortly after about halfway between Wellington and Christchurch, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
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Cars clogged the roads and tsunami sirens blared on New Zealand’s South Island as waves approached the northeastern coast. Emergency officials warned of tsunami waves as high as 5 meters, or over 16 feet, along certain stretches of South Island. …
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New Zealanders flee tsunami after powerful earthquake
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