More than a thousand dead in the earthquake and tsunami inJapan
More than a thousand dead in the earthquake and tsunami inJapan
TOKYO - The tsunami caused by a more powerful earthquake hit Japan's history its east coast, which killed over a thousand people and dragged boats, vehicles and houses, and caused several fires that are out of control.
The tsunami warning covered the entire Pacific as far away as South America, Mexico, across the U.S. East Coast of Canada and Alaska.
Hours then the giant wave struck Hawaii without causing injury. Japanese police said they have found at least 200 to 300 bodies in the coastal city of Sendai, in northeastern Peru. 137 people have been confirmed killed and another 531 are missing, he said. At least 627 people were wounded, he said. The death toll is certain to increase because of the magnitude of the disaster.
The 8.9 quake jolted at 14:46 hours and was followed by more than 50 aftershocks, most with a magnitude above 6.0, causing a tsunami of 7 meters (23 feet). The government ordered thousands of residents to leave home near a nuclear power plant in the city Onahama because the system did not work the reactor coolant.
The reactor was no radiation leak, but its hot core although it stopped. The plant is located 270 kilometers (170 miles) northeast of Tokyo. No nuclear plant had radioactive leak, officials said. Dozens of cities and towns in a coastline of 2,100 kilometers (1,300 miles) were buffeted by waves that reached as far away as Tokyo, located hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the epicenter.
Chief of Staff, Yukio Edan, said: "Our initial assessment indicates that the damage is enormous." The Defense Ministry decided to send more military troops to the area affected by the disaster. Much of Kesennuma, Miyagi 70,000 inhabitants, burned and there is no evidence that llamassean immediately suppressed, public broadcaster NHK said. The fire that lit up the night was due to fuel-oil or gas vehicle that stuck out into the stream of water, said a witness.
Several companies stopped vehicle manufacturers of production plants in areas affected by the quake, officials said. A 42 year old worker was killed and 30 injured by a falling wall and the roof in the research facilities of Honda Motor Co., in Tochigi prefecture, northeast of the country. Toyota Motor Corp. suspended work on two assembly plants in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, while Nissan did the same in five of its factories. Two people were injured in Nissan.
A utility in the northeast of Japan reported a fire in a turbine installation in a nuclear power plant. The earthquake also caused several fires on the coast that have been in control, including one at an oil refinery.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Japan has closed four plants, nuclear power generating electricity as a precaution.
"The earthquake caused considerable damage to large areas in northern Japan," Prime Minister Naoto Kan told a news conference. Even for a country accustomed to earthquakes, the earthquake on Friday was terrible proportions. The tsunami swept inland boats, vehicles, buildings and tons of debris.
Television images showed flooding several towns along the Japanese coast, where tens cars, boats and buildings were destroyed by water.
According to the scenes broadcast on NHK public, a large boat pulled by the tsunami hit directly with a containment wall Kesennuma city in the prefecture (province) of Miyagi. The authorities are trying to assess damage from the earthquake, but so far no details.
NHK asked people to stay away from the coast affected. Warning Center in Hawaii Tsunami, Pacific said that triggered a warning to all the Pacific including a dozen countries in Latin America and Japan, Russia, Marco Island and the Northern Mariana Islands.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), about 125 kilometers (80 miles) East Coast, said the U.S. Together Geological Survey. The area is 380 kilometers (240 miles) northeast of Tokyo. In central Tokyo, several large buildings rocked vigorously for several minutes, while employees took to the streets for safety.The television footage showed a building in flames and clouds of smoke in the Odaiba district of Tokyo.
Also in the center of the Japanese capital, several left the trains and passengers had to walk on the tracks to reach the platforms.The rail service in northeastern Japan and Tokyo, which normally carries 10 million passengers per day, were suspended, leaving hundreds of thousands of people stranded at stations and on the streets.
The images broadcast by NHK employees from his office in Sendai was amazing, desks and books and documents of the fall. NHK said that 4 million buildings were no electricity in Tokyo and its surroundings. In recent days, several earthquakes have struck the same region, including one with a magnitude of 7.3 that struck on Wednesday.
About 30 minutes after the earthquake, several high buildings swayed in Tokyo, while the izquierdapara operate mobile phone systems. Japan Coast Guard set up a panel and emergency officials are pending, said Yosuke Oi official of the institution. "I fear that soon we will know the damage because the quake was very strong," he said.
Jefferies International Limited, a global investment bank, said that according to his calculations, total losses are nearly $ 10,000 million. Because of the disaster, all competitive sports were postponed or suspended, including weekend games in the J-League fútbol.fuente: http://www.univicion.com/ News
ALL ABOUT INSURANCE DIRECT http://twitter.com/insuranceabc1The tsunami warning covered the entire Pacific as far away as South America, Mexico, across the U.S. East Coast of Canada and Alaska.
Hours then the giant wave struck Hawaii without causing injury. Japanese police said they have found at least 200 to 300 bodies in the coastal city of Sendai, in northeastern Peru. 137 people have been confirmed killed and another 531 are missing, he said. At least 627 people were wounded, he said. The death toll is certain to increase because of the magnitude of the disaster.
The 8.9 quake jolted at 14:46 hours and was followed by more than 50 aftershocks, most with a magnitude above 6.0, causing a tsunami of 7 meters (23 feet). The government ordered thousands of residents to leave home near a nuclear power plant in the city Onahama because the system did not work the reactor coolant.
The reactor was no radiation leak, but its hot core although it stopped. The plant is located 270 kilometers (170 miles) northeast of Tokyo. No nuclear plant had radioactive leak, officials said. Dozens of cities and towns in a coastline of 2,100 kilometers (1,300 miles) were buffeted by waves that reached as far away as Tokyo, located hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the epicenter.
Chief of Staff, Yukio Edan, said: "Our initial assessment indicates that the damage is enormous." The Defense Ministry decided to send more military troops to the area affected by the disaster. Much of Kesennuma, Miyagi 70,000 inhabitants, burned and there is no evidence that llamassean immediately suppressed, public broadcaster NHK said. The fire that lit up the night was due to fuel-oil or gas vehicle that stuck out into the stream of water, said a witness.
Several companies stopped vehicle manufacturers of production plants in areas affected by the quake, officials said. A 42 year old worker was killed and 30 injured by a falling wall and the roof in the research facilities of Honda Motor Co., in Tochigi prefecture, northeast of the country. Toyota Motor Corp. suspended work on two assembly plants in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, while Nissan did the same in five of its factories. Two people were injured in Nissan.
A utility in the northeast of Japan reported a fire in a turbine installation in a nuclear power plant. The earthquake also caused several fires on the coast that have been in control, including one at an oil refinery.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Japan has closed four plants, nuclear power generating electricity as a precaution.
"The earthquake caused considerable damage to large areas in northern Japan," Prime Minister Naoto Kan told a news conference. Even for a country accustomed to earthquakes, the earthquake on Friday was terrible proportions. The tsunami swept inland boats, vehicles, buildings and tons of debris.
Television images showed flooding several towns along the Japanese coast, where tens cars, boats and buildings were destroyed by water.
According to the scenes broadcast on NHK public, a large boat pulled by the tsunami hit directly with a containment wall Kesennuma city in the prefecture (province) of Miyagi. The authorities are trying to assess damage from the earthquake, but so far no details.
NHK asked people to stay away from the coast affected. Warning Center in Hawaii Tsunami, Pacific said that triggered a warning to all the Pacific including a dozen countries in Latin America and Japan, Russia, Marco Island and the Northern Mariana Islands.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), about 125 kilometers (80 miles) East Coast, said the U.S. Together Geological Survey. The area is 380 kilometers (240 miles) northeast of Tokyo. In central Tokyo, several large buildings rocked vigorously for several minutes, while employees took to the streets for safety.The television footage showed a building in flames and clouds of smoke in the Odaiba district of Tokyo.
Also in the center of the Japanese capital, several left the trains and passengers had to walk on the tracks to reach the platforms.The rail service in northeastern Japan and Tokyo, which normally carries 10 million passengers per day, were suspended, leaving hundreds of thousands of people stranded at stations and on the streets.
The images broadcast by NHK employees from his office in Sendai was amazing, desks and books and documents of the fall. NHK said that 4 million buildings were no electricity in Tokyo and its surroundings. In recent days, several earthquakes have struck the same region, including one with a magnitude of 7.3 that struck on Wednesday.
About 30 minutes after the earthquake, several high buildings swayed in Tokyo, while the izquierdapara operate mobile phone systems. Japan Coast Guard set up a panel and emergency officials are pending, said Yosuke Oi official of the institution. "I fear that soon we will know the damage because the quake was very strong," he said.
Jefferies International Limited, a global investment bank, said that according to his calculations, total losses are nearly $ 10,000 million. Because of the disaster, all competitive sports were postponed or suspended, including weekend games in the J-League fútbol.fuente: http://www.univicion.com/ News
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