Bramitam: Tsunami Japan extends to 5 Km from the beach

Tsunami Japan extends to 5 Km from the beach

Published on Friday, March 11, 2011 // beach, extends, Japan, Tsunami

The Tsunami Took the airport SendaiTokyo-8.9 richter scale Earthquake (SR) that shook Japan at 5.46 GMT result in tsunami waves. Tsunami crashing reached a distance of 5 KM of coastline. One area of Fukushima.

As reported in Xinhua News Agency, Friday (11/3/2011), Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan appealed to the public to stay calm face disaster.

"Our Government will exhaust all means to minimize the damage caused by the earthquake," said Right at the press conference after the meeting.

Tsunami as high as 10 meters have been sweeping the city of Sendai so many houses submerged in sea water. Meanwhile, Sendai Airport runway submerged by tsunami, according to reports from local media.

Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) first raised the scale of the earthquake of 7.9 SR be 8.4 SR. and then menaikkannya to 8.9 SR, stated the Agency as one of the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan.

United States Geological Survey reported a big earthquake was 8.9 SR, the largest earthquake ever experienced by Japan, according to NHK.

The center of the quake which occurred at 14: 46 local time and 05.46 GMT is located around 130 km east of Miyagi Prefecture in depth 24.4 km below sea level, according to the JMA.

Tsunami warning extends to the Pacific, Southeast Asia and Latin America countries, including New Zealand, Chile, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan.

In Tokyo and surrounding areas, about 4 million homes experiencing Burnout lisrik.

The Secretary of the Cabinet Chief, Yukio Edano said that the Government of Japan has deployed troops to the Miyagi Prefecture. And Minister of Defense sent eight aircraft to inspect damage in areas most severely affected by the tsunami.

And police rescue forces Japan deploy 900 to the area affected by the earthquake in Northeastern Japan area.

While the fire was reported in 48 locations, including in an iron factory in Chiba Prefecture.

Earthquake affects the means-the main means of transportation, including Airport Narita Japan closed for the checking of the safety of the flight was.

TV footage showed that the fishing boat and cars carried the flow into the city and muddy water swept areas of agricultural and vehicle-vehicle upside seen floating in the water come.

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