Governor Josh Green warns residents not to ‘put yourself in harm’s way’ and readies for possible rescue operations.
Tsunami waves have reached Hawaii in the United States following a huge earthquake off Russia’s far east coast.
The tsunami raised sea levels by 0.9 metres (3ft) at the Haleiwa gauge, a monitoring station on Hawaii’s north shore of Oahu, reported the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center about 8:30pm local time Tuesday, July 29 ( 06:30 GMT on Wednesday, July 30).
Hawaii’s Governor Josh Green said it is too early to tell how big the waves reaching Hawaii will be, but warned that even small waves are driven with “great force”.
While there have been no reports of damage, he said authorities would wait up to four hours before being able to assess that the situation is safe: “We are not yet in the clear.”
