30 Jul 2025

Tsunami evacuations in Japan after magnitude 8.8 quake

From Checkpoint, 4:13 pm on 30 July 2025

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about Tsunami evacuations taking place in Japan, after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia.

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