Hawaii tsunami warning downgraded
Hawaii
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A tsunami warning for Hawaii has been downgraded to an advisory on Sunday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says.
Evacuation orders were also lifted for coastal areas, a Hawaii civil defense official said.
At least 100 000 people in Hawaii were ordered to move from the shoreline to higher ground late on Saturday after a tsunami warning, but the first waves were less forceful than had been feared and no damage was initially reported.
The tsunami was triggered by a powerful earthquake off Canada’s Pacific coast.
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