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Tsunami forces Twilight cast evacuation

Los Angeles – The set of The Twilight Saga was evacuated on Friday due to a tsunami warning.

This comes after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Friday morning. Warnings were issued as far as the Pacific Ocean, including Vancouver Island in Canada, where The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is currently being filmed, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

All the actors and staff, including Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, were safely transported from the island.

On Friday, Tinsel Korey, 30, who plays Makah Emily Young, tweeted dramatically: "They're evacuating us 4 a tsumnani warning. If this … is my last my tweet. I love you. The end. Hugz.

Safety measures

"If this is the moment. Then I've lived a good life," she later added. "And I'm thankful 4 everything I've been given."

No one was injured, but the actors were transported out of the region for safety measures.

Filming on the next instalment of The Twilight Saga has also has been delayed.

The earthquake and aftershocks have led to tsunami warnings being issued to more than 50 countries.

Thousands of people are feared to have been killed or gone missing in Japan after the earthquakes and tsunamis hit the country.


 
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