India, July 30 -- A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit Russia's far east coast, triggering tsunami waves that flooded a portion of the port town of Severo-Kurilsk in the Sakhalin Region. Drone footage has surfaced on social media capturing the devastation left in the wake of what could be called one of the strongest quakes in modern history.

The drone footage, which is now shared by many across various social media platforms, shows the port flooded and damaged.

According to a report by Al Jazeera, a fourth wave of tsunami has hit the Russian port town. However, according to the mayor of the Severo-Kurilsk region, Alexander Ovsyannikov, it was a weak one. The mayor added that the third wave caused significant damage.

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