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Tsunami hits Japan and Hawaii headed for West Coast

April 18th, 2011 25 comments

8.9 Earthquake hits Japan triggers tragic Tsunami headed for the west coast

Tragady struck Japan when a 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake

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A tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan’s eastern coast killing hundreds of people as it swept away boat cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control
A few hours later the tsunami hit Hawaii and warnings blanketed the Pacific as far away as South America Canada Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast
Police said 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai 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 7-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
The earthquake has caused major damage in broad areas in northern Japan
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 270 kilometers northeast of Tokyo
Trouble was reported at two other nuclear plants as well but there was no radiation leak at any
Japan’s coast guard said it was searching for 80 dock workers working on a ship that was swept away from a shipyard in Miyagi prefecture
horrific proportions because of the tsunami that crashed ashore swallowing everything in its path as it surged several miles kilometers nland 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 scraping under them and snapping power lines along the wayUpturned and partially submerged vehicles were seen bobbing in the water. Ships anchored in ports crashed against each other
The highways to the worst-hit coastal areas were severely damaged and communications, including telephone lines were snapped Train services in northeastern Japan and in Tokyo which normally serve 10 million people a day were also suspended leaving untold numbers stranded in stations or roaming the streets Tokyo’s Narita airport was closed indefinitely
The aftershocks keep coming
Waves of muddy waters flowed over farmland near the city of Sendai carrying buildings some on fire inland as cars attempted to drive away Sendai airport north of Tokyo was inundated with cars trucks buses and thick mud deposited over its runways Fires spread through a section of the city
More than 300 houses were washed away in Ofunato City alone. Television footage showed mangled debris, uprooted trees upturned cars and shattered timber littering streets.
The tsunami roared over embankments washing anything in its path inland before reversing directions and carrying the cars homes and other debris out to sea Flames shot from some of the houses, probably because of burst gas pipes
The President assured earthquake-ravaged Japan this morning that the United States stands ready to help
He said in an early-morning statement that his administration would continue to closely monitor tsunamis around Japan and the Pacific going forward
NHK said more than 4 million buildings were without power in Tokyo and its suburbs.
Also in Miyagi a fire broke out in a turbine building of a nuclear power plant but it was later extinguished
A reactor area of a nearby plant was leaking water the But it was unclear if the leak was caused by tsunami water or something elseThere were no reports of radioactive leaks at any of Japan’s nuclear plants
The U.S. Geological Survey said the 2:46 p.m. quake was a magnitude 8.9, the biggest earthquake to hit Japan since officials began keeping records in the late 1800s and one of the biggest ever recorded in the world
The quake struck at a depth of six miles 10 kilometers about 80 miles 125 kilometers off the eastern coast
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