Last Friday, there was an earthquake under the sea that caused a tsunami warning in our area. People next to the water had to evacuate to high ground. We were safe because our school is on a hill, but some of us had to go home so we were safe with our whanau. We felt scared because we thought it could get us if it was a big one, and we had whanau that worked near the water that we were worried for.
Some of us went home and watched the news. Those that stayed at school played and we learned about tsunamis.
We learned that:
1. We are safe because we are up high - get to high ground if you are near water.
2. A tsunami is a surge of water that causes a wave.
3. A tsunami can be as small as 30cm or as big as 100ft.
4. We should swim in rivers or the beach after a tsunami warning as it could be dangerous.
We felt relieved that it turned into nothing major.
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