TAIPEI, March 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration has begun evacuating some residents from the island's east coast following a tsunami alert issued after a major earthquake in Japan, it said on Friday.
The administration could not immediately give the number of people to be moved. The region is not heavily populated.
Waves of about 50 cm in height are expected to reach the island's north and east coasts later on Friday, the central weather bureau said. (Reporting by Rachel Lee; Editing by Ken Wills)
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