New Zealand Tsunami Warning: Evacuations Follow Swarm of Earthquakes – Live | World News

03/05/2021 World



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00:11

The Britomart station in Auckland will close due to the possibility of flooding, Auckland Transport reported. At this stage it is expected to reopen after high tide at 3pm.

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Due to the potential for flooding, the Britomart station will be closed until approximately 3 pm Western, Onehunga and Southern Line services will terminate at Newmarket. Eastern Line services will terminate at Panmure. Consider other options to complete your trip. pic.twitter.com/G1kLj0sBVq


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All ferry services are also on hold for now.

Aucklander Ben Ross paints a picture of what is at stake:

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If I remember correctly, the Britomart platforms are 15 meters below mean sea level.

If you go down the escalators on Platforms 1 and 5, you will be able to see the blue and white tiles that represent sea level compared to the station.


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00:09

Today, thousands of people are gathered on the high ground in New Zealand, with waves up to 10 feet high, and flooding remains a risk in coastal areas.

The advice to stay off shore has been ignored by surfers at Fitzroy Beach in New Plymouth, with Radio New Zealand reporting a group of 30 in the ocean and more swimmers.

“I think we’re pretty safe here,” a surfer named Dale told RNZ. (Official advice says otherwise, to be clear.)











00:02

We look forward to hearing from the Prime Minister Jacinda ardern at 4pm with an update on both the tsunami threat and any changes to the Covid alert level. (At this stage, Auckland should come out of a level three alert lockdown on Saturday night.)

Ardern posted on Instagram about the 2.30am earthquake with a screenshot from Geonet’s monitoring site: “Hope everyone is okay.”


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23:49

Civil Defense Minister Kiri Allan says a 6.2 magnitude aftershock has just occurred in the Kermadec Islands, but says it is to be expected given the size of the initial earthquake.

She asks that people follow the instructions of the civil defense even if there does not appear to be any risk. “While it may sometimes seem like not a lot is happening, a lot is happening … please stay high or stay inland and keep your family safe.”

She says she has been impressed by the country’s “incredible calm response”. “A lot of people have had to evacuate, a lot of people have had to change their plans.”











23:45

Radio New Zealand’s Tom Kitchin reports that Tolaga Bay, northeast of Gisborne, is a “ghost town” as residents have headed for higher ground. He said there were no signs of any unusual activity on the pier.

It’s already been a long day for city residents, who were asked to evacuate this morning before the warning was canceled, and another followed at 8:45 a.m. M.











23:27

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Elsewhere in the Pacific, Vanuatu’s department of meteorology and geohazards warned that “an earthquake of this size has the potential to cause a small tsunami wave that could reach 0.3 to 1 meter.”

He advised “immediate evacuation from coastal areas to higher ground” in Tafea, Shefa, Malampa and Sanma, and urged people to listen to radio broadcasts for further warnings.

In Fiji, also on the path of a possible tsunami, the country’s national disaster management office issued a tsunami warning, before canceling it at 10:18 am local time, declaring that the danger had passed.

“The public is now advised to wait for instructions from the NDMO before returning to the low-lying or coastal areas. The public is also advised to remain vigilant, as aftershocks are expected throughout the earthquake source area. “











23:24

John Townend, a seismologist and professor of geophysics at the University of Victoria, is speaking with Susie Ferguson on Radio New Zealand about the sequence of three earthquakes.

“After any big earthquake, we have more earthquakes.” Later earthquakes are less likely to be larger than the first, “but it is certainly not beyond the limits of possibility.”

A magnitude 8.1 earthquake is large enough to trigger its own aftershocks, which could register from a magnitude 7.0 onwards. Depending on the location, depth, and size of subsequent earthquakes, more tsunami threats could be possible.

The current threat was difficult to predict given the uncertain relationship between the initial earthquake and the wave’s interaction with the New Zealand seafloor and coastline, Townend said. “An earthquake of this size produces a very complicated wave pattern.”

Now was the time to be vigilant, he said.

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23:13

There is also a tsunami watch for Norfolk Island, and authorities are warning of “the possibility of dangerous rips, waves and strong ocean currents.”

Some localized floods on the immediate coast were expected to persist “for several hours.” Evacuations were not necessary, but people were advised to stay away from the water’s edge.

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
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** TSUNAMI UPDATE **

A sailor #tunami Warning has been reissued for #Norfolk Island with an observation that confirms the generation of a tsunami. Possible impacts from 10 am local time (NFDT) after magnitude 7.9 #earthquake north of #NEW ZEALAND.

Latest information here: https://t.co/bMaOb7mJ8a pic.twitter.com/p868kHJLXV


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