VIsqo Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hundreds killed in tsunami after 8.9 Japan quakeTOKYO – A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control. Hours later, the tsunami hit Hawaii and warnings blanketed the Pacific, putting areas on alert as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast. In Japan, the area around a nuclear power plant in the northeast was evacuated after the reactor's cooling system failed. Police said 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai, the city in Miyagi prefecture (state) closest to the quake's epicenter. Another 88 were confirmed killed and at least 349 were missing. The death toll was likely to continue climbing given the scale of the disaster. The magnitude-8.9 offshore quake unleashed a 23-foot (seven-meter) tsunami and was followed by more than 50 aftershocks for hours, many of them of more than magnitude 6.0. Dozens of cities and villages along a 1,300-mile (2,100-kilometer) stretch of coastline were shaken by violent tremors that reached as far away as Tokyo, hundreds of miles (kilometers) from the epicenter. A large section of Kesennuma, a town of 70,000 people in Miyagi, burned furiously into the night with no apparent hope of the flames being extinguished, public broadcaster NHK said. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110311/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_earthquake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIsqo Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 We need to pray for the people affected by this big tragedy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 It's terrible. I am far away from it all in save ol' Europe, but I feel very affected by this. My heart is with Japan right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Been watching this on the news and its crazy... it looks like something out of a movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevTastic Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Yeh some of the shots they have shown are crazy devastating. My thoughts are with all that have been affected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Been watching this on the news and its crazy... it looks like something out of a movie Yeah man it all seems so unreal. I heard about whole trains just dissappearing. It's so terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Terrible. RIP to all the victims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Tiger Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsJim89 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 This is a horrible nightmare. I can't believe the images we've been seeing on TV and various media platforms. Something funny is going on in the world these days, you just never know. Thank God every day that you're alive for he has blessed all of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maksevrod Posted March 18, 2011 Members Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 I hope that all will be good! -----------made in china Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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