Tsunami floods Russian town following earthquake: See video
Buildings along the coast of the small Russian town Severo-Kurilsk were washed inland by tsunami waves on the morning of Wednesday, July 30. The flooding follows an 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday night.
Eyewitness video, verified by Reuters, shows buildings and debris washing inland in Severo-Kurilsk, which has a population of around 2,400, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The strong earthquake was recorded at 7:24 p.m. ET on July 29, about 78 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, according to the USGS.
Video shows flooding following aftermath of earthquake
Drone footage from the same town also shows a bird's-eye view of waves from the tsunami.
No deaths reported, evacuation orders lifted
No deaths have been reported, as of July 30. However, a wall did collapse at a kindergarten building in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Several people there sought medical assistance, the Russian news agency Tass reported.
Evacuation orders in Hawaii were lifted after tsunami waves rippled toward the state's coast, and state emergency management officials said widespread flooding is not expected. However, much of coastal California remains under a tsunami advisory, as of July 30.
Contributing: Dinah Voyles Pulver, Thao Nguyen, Will Carless, Kathleen Wong, Joel Shannon, John Bacon and Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her at gcross@usatoday.com.
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