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Tsunami alert lifted on Japan coast: official

A tsunami alert was lifted in Japan today, a Fukushima prefecture official said, after reports of an approaching large wave and retreating seawater -- a phenomenon that occurs before tsunamis -- had sparked alarm and local evacuation orders.

Updated on: Mar 14, 2011, 09:58:20 IST
AFP | By , Tokyo
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A tsunami alert was lifted in Japan on Monday, a Fukushima prefecture official said, after reports of an approaching large wave and retreating seawater -- a phenomenon that occurs before tsunamis -- had sparked alarm and local evacuation orders.

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