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Two people drowned by abnormally high waves in Peru after Tonga volcano

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Two people drowned off a beach in northern Peru, the local civil defense
authority reported on Sunday, after unusually high waves were recorded in
several coastal areas following Saturday’s eruption of an underwater volcano
in Tonga in the Pacific Ocean.




The death of two people by drowning occurred on Saturday on a beach located in
the Lambayeque region, Peru’s National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci)
said in a statement.



The underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, prompting tsunami
warnings and evacuation orders in Japan and causing huge waves on several
South Pacific islands, where images on social media show waves crashing
against homes on the shores.



More than 20 Peruvian ports were temporarily closed as a precautionary measure
amid warnings that the volcano was causing abnormally high waves, Indeci said.




The Peruvian police said on Twitter that the two victims were found dead by
officers from a Naylamp beach police station. The tweet said “the waves were
abnormal” in the area and that it had been declared unsuitable for bathers.



TV images showed several homes and businesses flooded by seawater in coastal
areas in northern and central Peru.



The Peruvian Navy had reported that a tsunami alert was ruled out for the
Pacific Coast country.



with infomation from reuters.com


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