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Tsunami alert cancelled

Everyone who lives and works at the Kenyan coast line has been asked to move to higher ground following an 8.7 earthquake in Indonesia that is suspected to spark a tsunami that could cause a 3 meter rise in the water levels of the Indian Ocean at the Kenyan coastline. The Ministry Of Special Programs has ordered for all schools within the coastline vicinity closed. However the warning in Mombasa was met with mixed reactions while some were sent panicking other Kenyans decided to ignore the warning especially after the US government cancelled the alert today evening.

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