[JAPAN] Citizens Walking Along Road Unaware as 15 Metre Tsunami Wave Smashes Into Watari, 11/03/2011 Tube. Duration : 4.20 Mins.
Casualties: The National Police Agency has officially confirmed 11532 deaths, 2873 injured, and 16441 people missing across eighteen prefectures. These numbers are expected to increase, with casualties estimated to reach tens of thousands. Prefectural officials and the Kyodo News Agency, quoting local officials, said that 9500 people from Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture—about a half of the town's population—were unaccounted for. NHK has reported that the death toll in Iwate Prefecture alone may reach 10000. Save the Children reports that as many as 100000 children have been uprooted from their homes, some of whom were separated from their families because the earthquake occurred during the school day. On 14 March, Kyodo News Agency reported that some 2000 bodies were found on two shores in Miyagi Prefecture. It was reported that fourpassenger trains containing an unknown number of passengers disappeared in a coastal area during the tsunami. One of the trains, on the Senseki Line, was found derailed in the morning; all passengers were rescued by a police helicopter. Der Spiegel later reported that five missing trains in Miyagi Prefecture had been found with all passengers safe, although this information could not be confirmed locally. By 9:30 UTC on 11 March, Google Person Finder, which was previously used in the Haitian, Chilean, and Christchurch, New Zealand earthquakes, was collecting information about survivors and their locations. The Next of Kin Registry (NOKR) is ...
FROM - RANASINGHE 2 ''Tokyo (CNN) -- The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in at least 100 years struck offshore the island nation on Friday, collapsing buildings, touching off widespread fires and unleashing walls of water up to 30 feet high. The waves swept across rice fields, engulfed towns, dragged houses onto highways, tossed cars and boats like toys -- reaching as far about six miles (10 kilometers) inland in Miyagi Prefecture on Japan's east coast. Hundreds of people were dead and hundreds more missing, Japanese media reported, citing local and national police. Tens of thousands of people were displaced, according to Japan's Kyodo News agency. Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the "enormously powerful" earthquake had caused "tremendous damage over a wide area." The 8.9-magnitude quake prompted the US National Weather Service to issue tsunami warnings for at least 50 countries and territories, although initial reports as the waves reached locations outside of Japan indicated no damage. The epicenter was offshore, about 230 miles (370 kilometers) from Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. Residents there continued to feel aftershocks hours after the quake. More than 30 aftershocks followed, with the strongest measuring 7.1. It appeared that concerns about a cooling failure at the Fukushima nucleGallery: Witness deals with quake terror Buildings, windows damaged in Japan Japanese broadcasters reported collapsed buildings, power outages and transportation ...
Earthquake Tsunami in Japan 11.03.2011 8.9 NHK NEWS Video Clips. Duration : 1.33 Mins.
Ein schweres Erdbeben der Stärke 8.9 Erschütterte den Nordosten Japans. Dessenfolge rollte eine 4-Meter hohe Tsunamiwelle über das Meer und Schlug auf Land. Autos, Gebäude und Boote wurde nach Fernsehberichten zu Erkennen losgerissen. Vieles Gebäude sind am Brennen, verletzte und Tote noch Unbekannt. Nach: www.tagesschau.de Tokyo (CNN) -- An 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Japan early Friday, triggering tsunami warnings and sending people fleeing out of buildings in the capital. The quake rattled buildings and toppled cars off bridges and into waters underneath. In Tokyo, crowds huddled together and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. Its epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) from Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. It triggered a tsunami warning for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.
Casualties: The National Police Agency has officially confirmed 11532 deaths, 2873 injured, and 16441 people missing across eighteen prefectures. These numbers are expected to increase, with casualties estimated to reach tens of thousands. Prefectural officials and the Kyodo News Agency, quoting local officials, said that 9500 people from Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture—about a half of the town's population—were unaccounted for. NHK has reported that the death toll in Iwate Prefecture alone may reach 10000. Save the Children reports that as many as 100000 children have been uprooted from their homes, some of whom were separated from their families because the earthquake occurred during the school day. On 14 March, Kyodo News Agency reported that some 2000 bodies were found on two shores in Miyagi Prefecture. It was reported that four passenger trains containing an unknown number of passengers disappeared in a coastal area during the tsunami. One of the trains, on the Senseki Line, was found derailed in the morning; all passengers were rescued by a police helicopter. Der Spiegel later reported that five missing trains in Miyagi Prefecture had been found with all passengers safe, although this information could not be confirmed locally. By 9:30 UTC on 11 March, Google Person Finder, which was previously used in the Haitian, Chilean, and Christchurch, New Zealand earthquakes, was collecting information about survivors and their locations. The Next of Kin Registry (NOKR ...
Japan 8.8 earthquake -11/03/2011- (Aljazeera coverage) Video Clips. Duration : 2.18 Mins.
A massive earthquake has hit the north-east of Japan, triggering a tsunami that has caused extensive damage. Japanese television showed cars, ships and even buildings being swept away by a vast wall of water after the 8.9-magnitude earthquake. The tremor, measured at 8.9 by the US Geological Survey, hit at 1446 local time (0546 GMT). Seismologists say it is one of the largest earthquakes to hit Japan for many years.
Primeras imágenes del terremoto en Japón en, earthquake hits Japan first moments 11-03-2011 Video Clips. Duration : 2.22 Mins.
Un fuerte tsunami desencadenado el viernes por el terremoto más poderoso en la historia de Japón pegó en su costa oriental, donde causó la muerte de cientos de personas y arrastró botes, vehículos y casas, además de provocar varios incendios que están fuera de control. El buscador de Internet Google activó una herramienta para buscar personas en Japón. La página funciona en inglés y japonés. Las alertas de tsunami cubrieron todo el Pacífico, en lugares tan distantes como Sudamérica, México, toda la costa este de Estados Unidos, Canadá y Alaska. La policía dijo que se han encontrado al menos entre 200 y 300 cadáveres en la ciudad costera de Sendai, en el noreste. Según la policía, está confirmada la muerte de otras 110 personas y 350 están desaparecidas. La cifra de víctimas con seguridad se incrementará debido a la magnitud del desastre
