WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND Small tsunami waves triggered by a series of powerful earthquakes hit the east coast of New Zealand s North Island on Friday and authorities said thousands of residents who had evacuated to higher ground could now return to their homes. Officials had warned that waves could reach three meters (10 feet) above high tide levels after the quakes - the strongest a magnitude 8.1 - but the largest waves have now passed, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said as it downgraded the threat level. All people who evacuated can now return, the agency said. Video footage posted on social media showed surges of water entering a marina in Northland and on the North Island s East Cape region.
Small tsunami waves triggered by a series of powerful earthquakes hit the east coast of New Zealand's North Island on Friday and authorities said thousands of residents who had evacuated to higher ground could now return to their homes.
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Small tsunami waves triggered by a series of powerful earthquakes hit the east coast of New Zealand's North Island on Friday, and authorities said thousands of residents who had evacuated to higher ground could now return to their homes. Officials had warned that waves could reach 3 meters above high tide levels after the quakes…