Tsunami shelter being built in coastal Washington town of Westport

WESTPORT, Wash. -- Ground is being broken on a new vertical evacuation structure as part of the new Ocosta Elementary School.

It's the first of its kind that could withstand the power of a tsunami and save upwards of a thousand lives.

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Tsunami shelter to be built in Westport, Wash.

Tsunami shelter to be built in Westport, Wash.