Sunday, March 13, 2011

America is back to normal after tsunami alert

Readers correspondents residing in the area of \u200b\u200btsunami alert us informed of how it has developed a state of alarm the different countries of the West Coast. Although some situations "rare", the sea has remained calm, there have been ups and generally few evacuations of the coastal population have occurred without incident.

However, Chile still remains on alert. "They breathe the same time calm and uncertainty," explains Peter Giménez. According to records obtained by the Navy (Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy), the Government decided to evacuate the people living on the coast and found in potential flood areas.

Only in three enclaves in the country, Puerto Montt, Puerto Williams and Punta Arenas, must be performed that operation. "As the hours passed and especially from the time that according to the technicians would come the waves on the coast, unrest was growing, since only appreciated sea movements ebb and flow and increasing intensely, "he explains from Concepcion.

It has changed the classification of the alarm warning of tsutnami for Easter Island, since it is expected that the waves reaching three meters and not two as had been predicted earlier. Within the territory declared potentially at risk have included the Paradise Bay area, according to our correspondent in Ecuador.

An estimated 130,000 people have been evacuated in the province of Concepción and Talcahuano, Corral believes that will be most affected, since both are open bays that amplify the natural phenomenon. A totals two billion people will be evacuated this evening in the country. Security forces patrol the evacuated populations to prevent looting.

Regional and municipal authorities are coordinated to give the final touches of the operation, which so far is being fulfilled perfectly. Calm in the rest of paísesMás north in Mexico, the General Coordination of Civil Protection raised Friday night alertness in place to deal with the consequences of the earthquake that struck Japan, after confirming that no major damage was reported.

This tells us Genaro Rodriguez, who adds that aAs long passed the danger, the Government thanked all-state and local authorities, "the same as the population in areas at risk, for his collaboration with the warning system . However, asked to remain vigilant to any unusual behavior of the sea.

According to an official statement, "rising sea levels caused some unusual situations, but that did not pose any threat to people, property and infrastructure." In Ecuador, Ivan Sierra warns that the Galapagos Islands and the Ecuadorian coast received the brunt of the tsunami waves from Japan, no fatalities have occurred, or wounded, or missing.

He adds that the nearly 300,000 citizens were mobilized from coast to highlands were in a safe and although the sea has come in some populations, "the force is equivalent to a water hole strong and nothing else." A few minor material damage was recorded at the port of Manta and the Galapagos Islands.

Nevertheless, the President of the Republic, has been cautious in stating that you must wait several hours for formal authorization to evacuees to return to their homes, since the sea remains an unusual activity and will have to wait that normalized in order to overcome the alert. Everyone agrees that "it was right to have made the evacuation from the early hours of the morning." Unrest in Peru by the news coming from JapónPrecisamente, Joan Vila, from Peru, warns that receive information from the Galapagos Islands, which has suffered serious damage and southern Chile, where rising seas have been considerable.

In Peru, however, the initial assessment is that it has received a rising sea of \u200b\u200blittle impact and "a sea that we could call him nervous." In cities like Callao and Pisco, the sea has gone 20 yards and even in other areas would have retired with a subsequent sudden rush of water.

Aurea Queralt widens our information. We note that the Peruvian population is following with great concern the news of the earthquake, taking into account the trauma that still trailing just after the terrible earthquake of 2007, and also the close connection between the two countries, the extensive Japanese colony in Peru, and nearly 60,000 Peruvians living in Japan.

"All day alarmist reports had frightened the population, although the authorities took measures were within the provisions of the evacuation plan." In Panama, at 7.30 (local time), the alert has been withdrawn and the Punta Burica wave did not reach the meter high, reports But Masoliver.

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