Announced that the Indian authorities on Wednesday, they spotted the start of activity of a tsunami, "Tsunami" after the earthquake that struck off Indonesia, with a magnitude of 8.7 on the Richter scale but high waves, which has been registered so far ranged between 0.1 and 0.3 meters, while the issued Kenya warning of the tsunami wave on the whole coast after the earthquake in Indonesia, the long time previously, and decided to close the schools and asked the residents to stay away from the coast.
And put the Indian authorities on the islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on alert has been issued warning of the tsunami as well as the coastal areas of the mainland, which I felt Baltwaba after the earthquake.
The center said early warning of the tsunami in India, "The Wave Activity measurements indicated the start of a tsunami," likely that the wave heights up to 3.8 meters in the Nicobar Islands, located near the epicenter of the quake.
And was felt in the cities of Chennai and Kolkata Baltwaba, sparking panic among them, and rushed out of buildings and offices, but there were no reports yet on the occurrence of damage or casualties.
It is noteworthy that at least 14 thousand people have died in the coastal areas in India and the Andaman and Nicobar islands after the tsunami in December 2004. Tsunami affects the Kenyan coast this evening, according to Secretary of special programs Esther Morojy in a press conference.
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