Tsunami reactions around the world

Fishermen pull a boat from the sea in preparation for a possible tsunami in the Pacific resort city of Mazatlan, Mexico, Friday, March 11, 2011. By orders of the local port authority, fishermen began pulling their boats out of the sea as the Pacific seaboard readied for a possible tsunami raised by Japan's magnitude-8.9 earthquake.

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A tsunami warning is flashed along Highway 17 in the mountains leading to the coastal town of Santa Cruz, Calif., Friday, March 11, 2011. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan sparked a tsunami that moved across the Pacific triggering warnings as far away as the U.S. west coast.

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A fishing boat lays on its side in shallow water in the boat basin at Crescent City, Calif., after a tsunami surge withdrew, Friday, March 11, 2011. The surges broke loose and damaged most of the 35 boats that remained in the harbor with the surges began to hit.

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People with a variety of intentions made their way to the Moss Landing, Calif., jetty to view the expected tsunami, but North Monterey County fire department personnel forced everybody to leave and closed the beaches on Friday, March 11, 2011, after the tsunami warning resulting from the 8.9 earthquake in Japan.

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People stand near the beach to watch possible tsunami waves in Newport Beach, Calif., Friday, March 11, 2011. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan sparking tsunami warnings as far away as the United States' west coast.

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Waves break on the south side of the Moss Landing Harbor jetty as North Monterey County fire department personnel forced everybody to leave and closed the beaches on Friday, March 11, 2011 after the tsunami warning resulting from the 8.9 earthquake in Japan.

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People aboard the O'Neill look on a as a sinking boat approaches their vessel on the harbor in Santa Cruz, Calif., Friday, March 11, 2011. A surge caused by a tsunami off the coast of Japan caused significant damage to the Santa Cruz harbor.

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A member of the Red Cross warns fishers and vendors about a tsunami warning at the pier in La Libertad, El Salvador, Friday, March 11, 2011. Latin American governments ordered islanders and coastal residents to head for higher ground on Friday as the Pacific seaboard readied for a possible tsunami raised by Japan's magnitude-8.9 earthquake.

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Fishermen pull a boat from the sea because of a tsunami warning in La Libertad, El Salvador, Friday, March 11, 2011. Latin American governments ordered islanders and coastal residents to head for higher ground on Friday as the Pacific seaboard readied for a possible tsunami raised by Japan's magnitude-8.9 earthquake.

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Police tape closes off the pier in Seal Beach, Calif., Friday, March 11, 2011. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan sparking tsunami warnings as far away as the United States' west coast.

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People look out to sea from Playas de Tijuana beach in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, March 11, 2011. Latin American governments ordered islanders and coastal residents to head for higher ground on Friday as the Pacific seaboard readied for a possible tsunami raised by Japan's magnitude-8.9 earthquake.

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Baja California state policemen patrol to evacuate Playas de Tijuana beach next to the border fence with the U.S., in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, March 11, 2011. Latin American governments ordered islanders and coastal residents to head for higher ground on Friday as the Pacific seaboard readied for a possible tsunami raised by Japan's magnitude-8.9 earthquake.

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Devon Simmons, 14, waits with other evacuees at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay, Ore., Friday, March 11, 2011, during a tsunami warning following a major earthquake in Japan. The school was closed but it opened the cafeteria for people to find refuge.

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Waves common for a stormy springtime day crash into the beach Friday, March 11, 2011, in Moclips, Wash. A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Japan reached the west coast of the United States early Friday, though its impact was minimal.

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A notice handed out by officials urging residents living in Moclips, Wash., to evacuate to higher ground is shown Friday, March 11, 2011, in Moclips, Wash.

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Puipui Faletoi, of Moiliili, Oahu, background center, rests in his vehicle with his sons Daniel, left, and Fletcher Faletoi in the parking lot of Manoa District Park in Oahu, Hawaii. The site is a volunteer staging area which could turn into a Red Cross shelter if a tsunami arrives. The Faletoi family plan to take shelter here.

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Local residents evacuating their homes in Playas on the coast of Ecuador await along the road for transportation on March 11, 2011. Latin American nations warned populations along the Pacific coast to take precautions as a tsunami from Japan's powerful earthquake began to sweep their region, starting in Mexico.

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Fishermen take their belongings from their boats in Valparaiso's bay northwest of Santiago after Chilean President Sebastian Pinera issued a "preventive alert" due to the imminent threat of a tsunami following a powerful earthquake off Japan. Reactions to the possible arrival of a giant wave varied in Latin American nation along the Pacific coast, most of which have experienced devastating earthquakes in the past.

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A woman watches as waves hit the deserted Waikiki shoreline on March 11, 2011, in Honolulu, Hawaii. An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale hit the northeast coast of Japan causing tsunami alerts throughout the Pacific Ocean. Thousands along the coast are evacuating their homes in Hawaii as the state prepares for tsunami waves.

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