I had already e-mailed a friend in NZ and asked whether he was awoken in the middle of the night, or if they treat these things the way we treat our tornado warnings.? J? Here is what he replied:
“First I heard about it was 7am.?? Apparently our news radio station rang the govt. to ask whether the reports were true and that's what first stirred our civil defense.”
So I guess everybody is OK….? BTW, later news reports said the warning was cancelled 2 hours after it was issued and nothing had happened.? So Imperials With Kiwis are all safe.
--Brooks in Dallas
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(CNN) -- Tsunami warnings were issued for Fiji and New Zealand early Thursday (local time) after a massive earthquake measuring about 8.0 in magnitude shook the southern Pacific Ocean. The quake's epicenter was about 90 miles off the coast of Tonga, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck Wednesday 3:26 p.m. UTC, or 4:26 a.m. Thursday in Tonga. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami wave could hit Suva, Fiji, as early as 5:13 p.m. UTC (5:13 a.m. local time) before affecting New Zealand's coastal cities in the following hours. Imperial Content: get those cars to high ground!
My thoughts are with you. Javier Proud Owner of 1968 IMP's of Omaha Convertible Former owner of
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