Very strong earthquake of magnitude 8.9 degrees, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the USA, made in north-eastern coast of Japan, the violent 11/3/2011 shaking buildings in Tokyo. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning of up to six meters. The epicenter was located at a distance of 130 km east of Sendai on the island of Honshu at a depth of 24 km. Residents of the Japanese capital's empty the buildings.
The services of the Japanese government warned of the risk to pursue other sea waves. Six fires are in progress in Tokyo after the earthquake.Huge fire broke out at a refinery town Lisichara in Tokyo after the powerful earthquake in north-eastern Japan, according to images broadcast television networks. The industrial complex run by the Japanese oil company Cosmo Oil has been wrapped in flames, according to images broadcast by television. Meanwhile, the operation of nuclear plants in Fukushima and regions Migiatzi side of the Pacific stopped automatically after the earthquake of 8.9 degrees.
Air, rail and road transport ceased in most of Japan. The flights were canceled at Narita Airport in Japan's capital until the competent authorities to monitor the situation .The high-speed trains were stopped immediately after the earthquake and streets in Tokyo were closed.
Meanwhile, as news agency Jiji reports , the parking of recreational park near Disneyland at Tokyo flooded. It is not known whether there were people at this time of the earthquake. The traffic at Narita airport in Tokyo was cut off. The Japanese Ministry of Defense provided eight military aircraft to monitor the level of destruction after the earthquake, reported news by agency Kyodo.Ships of the Japanese navy routed to the affected area. Tsunami alarm was declared for all shores of the Pacific Ocean, including the coastline of Australia and South America, announced the American Centre of sea waves.
10 meter tsunami hit the coast of Sendai, in north-east Japan after an earthquake of 8.9 degrees and tsunami alert was declared for all the shores of the Pacific Ocean, including the coasts of Australia and South Amerika. At the official review of police dead totaled 9,199 and the missing at 13,000, which is the second worst moment in the history of Japan after the Second World War.
- The Japanese authorities today raised the rating of the seriousness of the nuclear plant accident in Fukushima Ntaitsi-1 in five out of four.
- About 550,000 people have been forced to leave their place of residence, either because they lost their homes by the tsunami or because they live within 20 km from the power station. There are about 2,700 temporary shelters.
- About 1.6 million homes have no drinking water and electricity, according to the Ministry of Health.
- 80,422 buildings damaged, the 4798 of which were completely destroyed.
- About 80,000 soldiers, policemen and members of rescue teams have been mobilized by the state. The government has even asked the help of voluntires.
- 112 countries and regions have offered their assistance, and 23 international organizations, according to Japanese Foreign Ministry. The financial aid is not known.
- The earthquake is expected to be "significant" impact on the Japanese economy, according to government representative. The Bank of Singapore DBS estimates the damage at $ 100 billion, 2% of GDP.
- Several companies had to suspend their operation. The Toyota announced that will restart the production of spare parts but that assembly plants will remain closed for an unknown period of time.
In Fukushima, again on March 11, 2011, we had an accident because of external causes. The tsunami caused the damage and the plant had ceased operation at the time of the earthquake, which occurred shortly before. The shutdown of the reactor went as planned, according to Japanese authorities. However, the cooling system could be operational in the absence of electricity .Masive trasfer of population to south to safer from radiation observed. Residents of Tokyo using trains to move to Osaka or southwest of the country.
In Fukushima, what remains disturbing is that the two reactors 1 and 3 were destroyed and there is a problem with the shield of the reactor 2.
The hydrogen explosion took place outside the protective shell of the nucleus. Once this is understood, the radioactive material contained, trapped in the reactor vessel, with the exception of vapors released.
What is certain is that people working in the area of Fukushima accept radioactive pollution. Within a radius of 30 km around the plant, the population is removed. The Ministry of Health indicate that the levels of radioactivity have exceeded the safety levels in Fukushima and neighboring region Imparaki and banned the sale of fresh milk from the region Foukousima.Health authorities officer in Taiwan announced that for the first time they detected radio activity in 14 kg beans from Kagoshima in southern Japan which were imported from Japan. It is the first time reported outside of food contamination from Japan. High levels of radioactivity were detected by the Japanese Ministry of Health in 11 types of vegetables that have been effected. According to the local media, contaminated vegetables are broccoli, spinach, cabbage and cauliflower. Furthermore, there is anxiety about the possibility of radioactive contamination and the sea, with public institutions in the country to have detected radioactivity in rain and tap water and seek tighter controls on fish and shellfish caught along the shore .Further more citizens must not consume milk from areas near the site of a nuclear accident while the U.S. banned imports of milk and spinach from Japan.
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