Page 4 - Tsunami Wave News Today

Volcano has been active since mid—december, but saturdays eruption was in a completely different scale. i would expect the activity to continue for a while yet. im not necessarily expecting it to get any bigger, but it could conceivably continue on at a similar scale. the eruption sent a tsunami wave right across the pacific ocean. in new zealand, the tsunami caused serious damage, smashing boats against each other and causing some to sink. but tonight, the main concern remains tonga. until th...

I think thats, yeah, thats just the main concern, other than the damage to the homes on coastal lines, its pretty much just trying to get rid of the ash and clearing it out. and as well, concern about the drinking water because its not only contaminated by the ash but also the salt water from the sea as the tsunami wave came through? that is correct, yes. so, as we know, the major concern as of now is drinking water. i had actually spoken to my auntie as well over the phone and, you know, she me...

It has already caused so much damage. officials now hiking the danger level of that to the second highest. that means that there could be soon a new eruption which could threaten more towns and village villages. the volcano continues to spew out smoke and ash, and love is coming up. so much that air flights in that region are being diverted from the immediate area. also confirming today that it was in fact an underwater landslide, triggered by another option from that saturday night that created...

Into some areas, setting up. the latest such we are getting, six villages remain isolated. they havent even reached theirs. the full impact of this disaster still not known. the state of emergency remains in effect through next week. russians are already being asked. why there wasnt a warning. there is also reports that the buoy system in the water that could give some warning of a tsunami wave has been out of function for several years now because of a lack of funding. >> rick: hopefully there ...

Were domestic tourists. >> reporter: this indonesian pop band was performing at a beach resort when the ten foot tall tsunami wave suddenly hit. the lead singer posting this tearful message saying his bass player, guitarist and manager died, two band members and his wife missing, sharing this photo in paris saying today is your birthday. hurry home. with the body count piling up, new fears this morning, could disaster strike again? authorities warning residents and tourists around the strait to ...

Volcanic eruption at the anak krakatoa volcano triggered a land is slide. part of the sunda strait collapsed sliding into the sea with enough force to set that you have tsunami wave. it was a full moon at the time. the tides were higher than normal which meant the impact was worse and, look, this was a holiday weekend in indonesia. families traveled to these gorgeous beach side hotels and resorts to spend quality time with one another. it flattened coastal areas, damaged homes, cars, hospitals r...

Time left to get to people trapped beneath the rubble while theyre still alive and theres also a worry about a potential second tsunami. this is a real threat because the volcano that experts believe caused this tsunami is still active. it normally takes the force of an earthquake to trigger a tsunami wave. not in this case. experts believe a volcanic eruption triggered an underwater landslide. this is a thousand foot tall mountain in the middle of the sunda strait, a part of it collapsed, slidi...

That caused destruction obviously. on our satellite loop, we actually timed this out and you can see the exact moment when the volcano erupted. the plume of smoke and ash was so high and so intense that it was picked up by satellite. theres that shading of red and orange. that is the eruption plume from the krakatau volcano. let ees zoom into the strait. this erupted back in 1883 and that killed over 36,000 people all due to a similar instance to what were experiencing today although were not ex...

In doing that, it pushes up that water, generating that tsunami wave. now, locally speaking for a lot of those areas along the coastlines, this can be a very severe tsunami. its a very localized tsunami, but even still, you have the two islands between java and sumatra, where the volcano exists between those two. both of those coastlines on those islands were affected. here is the thing. the volcano is not just going to standpoint because it erupted once. it is very still likely it will continue...

Rick, this map, i think superinteresting. can you explain it to the viewers? weve been talking about this at the break. >> reporter: the usga auto plots anywhere where theres seismic activity anywhere around the globe. you can see a lot of spots here where weve had some sort of activity. biggest one, obviously, right there in that center which is very close to the anchorage area. my map is not gonna move forward. it did, now its stuck. i will tell you initially they issued that tsunami for the c...