TOKYO — A magnitude 8.9 earthquake — the biggest in modern Japanese history — slammed the island nation's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 23-foot tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland and prompting a "nuclear emergency." According to police, 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai. The death toll was likely to continue climbing given the scale of Friday's disaster. The government ordered thousands of residents near a nuclear power plant in Onahama city to evacuate because the plant's system was unable to cool the reactor. The reactor was not leaking radiation but its core remained hot even after a shutdown. The plant is 170 miles northeast of Tokyo. Massive earthquake hits Japan Dozens of cities and villages along a 1,300-mile stretch of coastline were shaken by violent tremors that reached as far away as Tokyo, hundreds of miles from the epicenter. The earthquake has caused major damage in broad areas in northern Japan," Prime Minister Naoto Kan said at a news conference.
Even for a country used to earthquakes, this one was of horrific proportions because of the tsunami that crashed ashore, swallowing everything in its path as it surged several miles inland before retreating. The apocalyptic images of surging water broadcast by Japanese TV networks resembled scenes from a Hollywood disaster movie.
Large fishing boats and other sea vessels rode high waves into the cities, slamming against overpasses or scmolesting under them and snapping power lines along the way. Upturned and partially submerged vehicles were seen bobbing in the water. Ships anchored in ports crashed against each other. (God Save your people especially Nigerians and Africans in Japan)
Posted: at 11-03-2011 04:42 PM (14 years ago) | Newbie
Earthquake and tsunami don start dis year again, all through last year was frm one country to another. My God help us n rest d soul of d dead in peace.
Posted: at 11-03-2011 05:43 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
interpo77 at 11-03-2011 10:25 PM (14 years ago) (m)
hmmmmmmmmmm, danm, 60 months is sincerly too much for the offence 5 yrs and who will feed the poor kids he stealed th daiper for, pls i beg perdon to tamper justice wif mercy
Posted: at 11-03-2011 10:25 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
D4rk-Cuti3 at 12-03-2011 01:35 AM (14 years ago) (f)
MAY THEIR SOULD REST IN PEACE....and stop saying the world is coming to an end next yr..ve been hearing that the world will come to end for the last sixteen years and dat waz in 1996...so stop saying it will come to an end next year...my heart pours to those victims ov da tsunami..it shall be well with them..
Posted: at 12-03-2011 01:35 AM (14 years ago) | Upcoming
GOD WILL SAVE HIS VERY ELLECT EVEN IN A TIME LIKE THIS ,WE ALL SHOULD REMENBER THEM IN OUR PRAYERS................TSUNAMI AND EARTHQUAKE AT THESAME TIME,GOD HAVE MERCY
Posted: at 12-03-2011 04:11 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
john2011_4life at 12-03-2011 08:00 AM (14 years ago) (m)
there are signs that a little of that may happen in naija this yr, it will affect especially pple in lagos and other places. our government just don't care about that, they are only concern about politics.
Posted: at 12-03-2011 08:00 AM (14 years ago) | Upcoming