Raging WavesTOKYO, Jan 16 Evacuation order issued for 230,000 people in eight prefectures Japan due to the threat of a tsunami after the eruption of the Hunga-Haapai volcano in the state of Tonga. According to the NHK television channel, the warning is valid for residents of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Chiba, Tokushima, Kochi, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures. Residents of coastal regions are asked to take refuge in evacuation centers. The day before, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a warning about the threat of a tsunami up to 3 meters high. In some regions, waves of about a meter have already been recorded. Earlier, the media reported on the eruption of the Hunga Haapai volcano in the South Pacific island nation of Tonga. Local authorities have issued a tsunami warning. A tsunami threat has also been declared in American Samoa, where more than a hundred families have been evacuated from villages on the south side of Sawaii Island due to large waves. Later, US states on the west coast of the country warned of the possibility of a tsunami caused by a volcanic eruption in Tonga. tsunami threat after volcanic eruption in Tonga
