Parts of B.C. coast under tsunami watch
In response to the ferocious tsunami that slammed into Japan's eastern coast on Friday, a tsunami alert has been issued for coastal British Columbia by Environment Canada on behalf of the British Columbia Provincial Emergency Program.
The watch is in effect for:
Haida Gwaii
North Coast -- Coastal sections banks inland and north
North Coast -- Coastal sections south of Banks Island
North Coast -- Coastal sections north of Kitimat and south
Coastal coast -- Coastal sections
Central coast -- Inland sections
North Vancouver Island -- East facing coasts
North Vancouver Island -- North and west facing coasts
Inland Vancouver Island
West Vancouver Island -- Sombrio Point and north
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