Authorities in Japan have called on hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their homes today as waves more than a meter high hit coastal areas, according to the state-run NHK network. Tsonga submarine erupts underwater volcano.
The evacuation directive affected about 230,000 people in eight districts due to the tsunami risk, according to the NHK. The warning included areas affected by the deadly 2011 Japan tsunami.
Ten boats capsized in Kochi prefecture on the island of Shikoku in southern Japan, according to the NHK, while Japan Airlines, as broadcast by the Athens News Agency, canceled 27 flights to airports across the country.
The “red” tsunami alert – the second highest on the scale in Japan – for the northern Japanese province of Yuate came late in the morning, according to the NHK, while the “yellow” warning was issued for the east coast of Japan arrived at 14:00 (local time, 07.00 Greek time).

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