Tsunami Alert
Emergency response/Current situation 8.38am
- The Hawke’s Bay Emergency Controller has received a tsunami warning for the East Coast. Civil Defence staff are on alert in Napier and Hastings.
- National advice is there may be up to a 1.0m wave at East Cape at around 10.22 am.
- Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management is advising all coastal settlements of the risk, and asking public to keep away from beaches.
- The tsunami will arrive on a low tide but there is still a considered risk to beach areas and public safety.
- The Port of Napier Ltd is aware of the situation and is taking appropriate action.
- Please listen to your news radio for further information.
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