First tsunami waves hit Kaikoura as 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks New Zealand

Sunday, November 13, 2016
By Paul Martin

PEOPLE on New Zealand’s South Island are braced for a tsunami after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck north of Christchurch in the early hours of the morning.

By SIMON OSBORNE
Express.co.uk
Sun, Nov 13, 2016

Civil Defence chiefs said the first waves of the tsunami had already hit the east coast of the South Island and warned that more were on the way.

Officials have ordered people living in coastal areas to head for higher ground or get as far inland as possible.

They warned people to stay away from at-risk areas and not to return until the all-clear had been given.

Sarah Stuart-Black, national controller at the Ministry of Civil Defence, said: “The first waves have arrived but we know that it is too early to say what the impact has been.

“Our concern is what is coming. Future waves are coming may be bigger than what has come before.”

St John Ambulance said it was sending helicopters carrying medical and rescue personnel to near the epicentre of the quake.

Incident Controller Dion Rosario said: “We are starting to get reports of injuries from the earthquake area, including Culverden area and Kaikoura. However, at this stage we do not have specifics.”

Police said they were investigating reports of a collapsed building in Kaikoura.

There are also reports that one person has died after suffering a heart attack.

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