GMB's Kate Garraway halts ITV show as she shares urgent tsunami warning
Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway brought the programme to an abrupt stop as she delivered urgent breaking news.
During Wednesday's (July 30) episode of the ITV morning show, Kate, 58, returned to screens alongside co-presenter Ed Balls as they covered some of the day's major stories.
But just minutes into the broadcast, the show took an unexpected twist as Kate revealed that a tsunami was set to strike Hawaii after one of the most devastating earthquakes on record.
Residents along the coastline have been moved to higher ground whilst emergency alerts have been issued across America's west coast.
Russia's eastern shores and sections of Japan have already been battered by the massive wave with 1.9 million people told to flee, including staff at the Fukushima nuclear facility, as specialists warned tsunami surges could continue for over 24 hours, reports Devon Live.
Addressing viewers, Kate declared: "Good Morning Britain breaking news this morning, a huge 8.8 magnitude earthquake strikes the east coast of Russia, plunging the US and Japan into a tsunami watch.
"It is the sixth strongest earthquake ever measured and in Hawaii people are evacuating from coastal areas as the island braces for impact."
The camera then switched to the monitor as Kate added: "Now these are live pictures of it looking calm at the moment although reports have seen the water but we will bring you the latest throughout the morning."
Kate further updated viewers, stating: "The quake hit the southeast coast of Russia just after midnight and since then tsunami warnings have been issued across the pacific."
Ed interjected with: "In Japan last night two million people were ordered to evacuate."
On the island, alerts have advised residents to seek refuge on the fourth floor or higher, in any building with ten floors or more.
Josh Green, the governor of Hawaii, stated that the island had not yet seen a "wave of consequence".
"We still have not seen any wave activity come past the Big Island. That's important. Until we see what happens on the Big Island, we won't feel we're in a position to start saying that we're in the clear," he said.
He continued: "God willing, these waves will not hurt us, but you have to assume, assume, they will be life-threatening."
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