Massive earthquake in Indonesia, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) issued a tsunami alert on Wednesday afternoon.
Issuing a statement on behalf of the MHA, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said: "Union home ministry has asked the chief secretaries of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and all east coast states to issue a coastal alert in view of the alert issued by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) following the earthquake of magnitude 8.5 on the Richter scale in Indonesia today."
"They have been asked to advise fishermen not to venture out in the sea. The Andaman administration has moved people from Nicobar side to safer areas as a precautionary measure. The precautionary drill has been activated," the statement said a couple of hours after the first earthquake at 2.09 pm (Indian time).
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Issuing a statement on behalf of the MHA, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said: "Union home ministry has asked the chief secretaries of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and all east coast states to issue a coastal alert in view of the alert issued by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) following the earthquake of magnitude 8.5 on the Richter scale in Indonesia today."
"They have been asked to advise fishermen not to venture out in the sea. The Andaman administration has moved people from Nicobar side to safer areas as a precautionary measure. The precautionary drill has been activated," the statement said a couple of hours after the first earthquake at 2.09 pm (Indian time).
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