In Chile, because of the earthquake and tsunami killed five people, nearly a million were evacuated – Kommersant

As a result of the earthquake and tsunami in Chile killed at least five people, nearly a million were evacuated, reports AFP.

Earlier “Kommersant” reported that the tsunami caused by a powerful earthquake that swept the coast of Chile. It is noted that the tsunami threat has arisen throughout the Pacific Ocean. In this regard, Russia’s Kamchatka and Sakhalin centers preparing for a possible approach of a tsunami, the wave does not threaten Primorye.

Recall the coast of Chile, an earthquake of magnitude 8.3. The earthquake was recorded at 1:54 am Moscow time. The epicenter was located 46 kilometers north-west of the city Ilyapel, 228 km north of the capital Santiago. The earthquake at the depth of 8.3 km. In the next three o’clock can cause dangerous tsunami on the coast of Peru, Chile and Hawaii.

Chilean authorities announced the evacuation of the population from the coastal areas due to the threat of a tsunami caused by a strong earthquake, Reuters reported with reference to the country’s civil defense service. Evacuate the building of the Congress in Valparaiso.