The National Emergency Management Office (ONEMI) of Chile on its Twitter page warned of a tsunami threat in six regions of the country after a volcanic eruption in the Kingdom of Tonga.

"Based on new estimates from the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service, the Chilean Navy has declared a tsunami threat to the coastal areas of the Los Lagos region," the report said.

The agency later extended the tsunami red alert to the coastal communities of the Arica y Parinacota, Tarapaca, Atacama, Coquimbo, Los Rios and Los Lagos regions. The department ordered the residents of these regions to evacuate to a safe area.

In seven other regions of the country, the Chilean authorities recommended leaving the beaches.

“There are sea fluctuations, you need to wait for a decrease,” the emergency services of the Kuril Islands warn, which can be reached by tsunami waves formed after the eruption of the underwater volcano Khunga-Khaapa. This has become a cause for concern for residents of several countries at once, including Japan, the USA, Fiji, Samoa, Australia and New Zealand. And in Tonga, the king had to be evacuated. More details - in the material.

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