| Massive Earth quake, 8.9 Earthquake & Tsunami hits Japan! 2011 March 11..The largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake has hit the northeast coast of Japan and triggered a tsunami warning across the Pacific Ocean. There were several strong aftershocks and a ten-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo. Japanese media have reported at least 60 deaths and many injuries, with fires breaking out from Sendai city in northern Japan to Tokyo. There are major fires at an oil refinery and steel plant in Chiba, east of Tokyo. Dozens of storage tanks are under threat at the refinery. Several people were injured after a roof collapsed at a hall in Tokyo where a graduation ceremony for 600 students was being held. The runways at Sendai Airport have been submerged by the tsunami, with dozens of people seen on the roof of the terminal building. It has been reported that a hotel has collapsed in the city and people are feared buried in the rubble. Television pictures showed a vast wall of water carrying buildings and cars across a large area of coastal farmland. Bullet trains to the north of the country have been halted and nuclear power plants have been shut down. All of the country's ports have been closed and operations suspended. At least 4m homes are without power in Fukushima prefecture north of Tokyo. The UN has said that 30 international search and ... |
