Tsunami warning live updates: reports of four metre waves in Russian region; US widens alerts after earthquake off Kamchatka

Hazardous waves from strong 8.8 quake are possible on the coast of Russia, Japan Hawaii, Alaska and some Pacific islands after earthquake struck

• 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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