Killer Tsunami Spares South Pacific

Killer Tsunami Spares South Pacific
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PAPE'ETE (Pacific Media Centre/Pacific Media Watch):
VIDEO: South Pacific eases tsunami alerts after killer wave strikes Japan
Many South Pacific countries and territories have lifted tsunami warnings after Japan's catastrophic 8.9 magnitude earthquake, but Tahiti ordered many residents to stay ashore.

The death toll from Friday's 8.9 magnitude earthquake reached 202 on Saturday in nine prefectures, including Tokyo, with the toll likely to rise to well over 1000 as some areas suffered devastating damage, according to the National Police Agency.

Japan declared emergencies at crippled two nuclear power plants.

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