Japanese woman evacuating amid tsunami warning dies after car falls off road
Woman died on highway while following tsunami evacuation order
- A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific.
- A 58-year-old woman in Japan died when her small car veered and fell about 20m from a national highway while evacuating during the tsunami warning. Police suggest she was attempting to reach higher ground.
- Tsunami waves reached various regions, including Russia (up to 6m), Japan (up to 1.3m), and Chile (up to 2.5m), prompting evacuation advisories for millions.
- While most Pacific nations dropped their tsunami warnings within 24 hours, some areas, including parts of Japan, northern California, Chile, and New Zealand, maintained alerts or advisories.
- The earthquake, which occurred on the Pacific Ring of Fire, was followed by multiple aftershocks and an eruption of Russia's Klyuchevskoy volcano.