US monitors cancel tsunami alerts

The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre on Wednesday cancelled its tsunami watch alert linked to the earthquakes off the coast of Indonesia.

It had previously included some 20 countries on that list, including Indonesia itself, Sri Lanka, Kenya and the Maldives.

In a statement, it said that "sea level readings now indicate that the threat has diminished or is over for most areas".

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