Tsunami strikes Russia’s Kuril Islands, residents evacuated
Follow Us on Google News Moscow, July 30 (IANS) A powerful earthquake in the Pacific Ocean triggered a tsunami that struck the northern Kuril Islands early Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of residents from Severo-Kurilsk, a coastal town in Russia’s Far East. The quake, centred approximately 119 kilometres (74 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a Russian city with … Read more