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Just seeing this is worrying. waves crashed into the island flooding coastal areas, damaging shops and reaching the palace. communications lines were impacted. it was making it difficult for authorities to fully assess the damage. it spewed ash and smoke more than 12 miles, if you can picture that, into the atmosphere. tsunami waves reached japan and hawaii. we are joined from tokyo. it was stark seeing the warnings hit north america. >> yeah, paul ra. tsunami warnings never a good thing no matter where you are. in japan there were sirens and