Moscow, July 30, 2025 (AFP) - Russian mayor says 'everyone' on tsunami-hit islands evacuated

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2025-07-30

The mayor of Russia's northern Kuril islands district said Wednesday that "everyone" there had evacuated to safety following a tsunami which caused flooding and swept away buildings. "Everyone was evacuated. There was enough time, a whole hour. So everyone was evacuated, all the people are in the tsunami safety zone," Mayor Alexander Ovsyannikov said at a crisis meeting with officials. bur/yad ...

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