WELLINGTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand civil defense authority issued here on Monday a solid tsunami-land threat from the East Cape to Southland including Wellington and the Chatham Islands.
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management is warning New Zealand coastal communities that a destructive tsunami is possible following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in South Island which occurred at 0002 hours on November 14.
"A tsunami has been generated," it said in a statement. Enditem
