Tsunami warning live updates: Hawaii prepares for first waves; Russia declares emergency after flooding in Kuril Islands

Hazardous waves after 8.8-magnitude earthquake are possible on the coast of Russia, Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, California and some Pacific islands

• Full report: Tsunami warning for Japan and the Pacific after powerful earthquake off Russia

TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company), operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant that suffered a triple meltdown triggered by the 2011 tsunami, has announced that discharge of treated water contaminated by the disaster has been suspended until today’s tsunami warnings are lifted.

Personnel engaged in the ongoing decommissioning work at the plant have also been temporarily evacuated.

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