Tsunami Japan 2011 : Video

JAPAN - On March 11, 2011, there has been an earthquake and tsunami in Japan. preceded by an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale. this resulted in the emergence of 4-meter-high tsunami waves hit Iwate Prefecture, Japan. a report said that the tsunami wall higher than some islands in the Pacific that led to a tsunami warning in almost every area of ​​the Pacific Ocean.

warnings occurred in some countries such as Taiwan, thrush (USA), northern mariana islands, Hawaii, Philippines, Palau, Indonesia, Russia, United States, and Mexico.

This earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.4 kilometers. according to Kyodo news agency, at 15:00 JST (GMT +9) high wave seen in Sendai airport near the coast of Miyagi prefecture with a very large power surges.

In the port of Sendai, a tsunami as high as 10 meters look around at 15:00 JST. tsunami also hit the "port of soma" and "port kamaichi". dozens of houses were swept away after the tsunami waves flowed into the river natori. meanwhile, dozens of cars washed into the sea when the tsunami struck the harbor kamaichi.

TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) has record number of Japanese tsunami victims. 15 019 killed, 5282 injured and 9506 missing in six prefectures. two passenger trains disappeared in coastal areas during the tsunami disaster. meanwhile, a ship carrying a hundred passengers carried away by the tsunami and still unknown.