Saturday, 27 February 2010 00:00
Mick Fanning locking into a Snapper Keg. Pic ASP Kirstin
The east coast of Oz has been put on tsunami watch after a major 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile where at least six people have been killed. The tsunami is expected to hit QLD at 8:15 am and has forced event organisers at the Quiksilver Pro to put the competition on hold for today.
“We’ve been monitoring the situation with chief meteorologists throughout the night and all projections are indicating the effects to hit the Gold Coast at approximately 8:15am,” Rod Brooks, Quiksilver Pro Contest Director, said. “What those effects will be, we cannot be sure. We’ve been advised that the biggest surge could hit anywhere from six to 12 hours after the initial surge, so we’ve called competition off for the day. The event site is closed for the day, and we’ll check back tomorrow at 6:30am.”
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