A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Japan's northeast Pacific coast Sankiru on Friday, March 11, 2011, shaking buildings for several minutes and causing tsunami, fires and landslides. The quake was also felt in the capital city, Tokyo.
Here are videos of news reports of the devastating March 11, 2011 Japan Earthquake courtesy of Youtube:
8.9-magnitude quake shakes Japan with tsunami warnings
Video image taken from NHK shows the tsunami caused by the earthquake in Sendai, Japan, March 11, 2011.
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- An 8.9-magnitude earthquake, the world’s strongest in more than six years, struck the coast of Japan, causing a tsunami as high as 10 meters that inundated towns north of Tokyo. Many injuries were reported across northern Japan, National broadcaster NHK Television said. The quake struck at 2:46 p.m. local time 130 kilometers (81 miles) off the coast of Sendai, north of Tokyo, at a depth of 24 kilometers, the U.S. Geological Service said. It was followed by a 7.1-magnitude aftershock at 4:25 p.m., the service said.NHK showed images of people getting medical treatment in northern Japan and footage of a tsunami sweeping burning buildings across farmland as far as 1.5 kilometers inland. Ships were smashed into harbor walls, while cars were washed away and buildings flooded.I call on citizens to act calmly. Especially those who are near a beach, please evacuate to higher ground to avoid the tsunami,” Prime Minister Naoto Kan said after convening an emergency response team. “The Self-Defense Forces are already mobilized in various places. The government is making its utmost effort to minimize the damage.”Kan ordered the army to aid rescue efforts after the quake, which struck 373 kilometers northeast of Tokyo.The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning of further aftershocks and told people to avoid coastal areas and evacuate to higher ground, according to an official at a press conference in Tokyo shown on NHK. Aftershocks continued through to 4:30 p.m. Japan time
Airport Flooded. The airport in Sendai, a city of 1 million people 310 kilometers north of Tokyo, was flooded by the tsunami, according to NHK footage. Tokyo’s Narita airport shut down, Kyodo News reported. Haneda, the capital’s other main airport, also closed, NHK said. East Japan Railway Co., the nation’s largest train operator, suspended operations of trains in the Tokyo area along with its bullet train operations, according to its website. Tokyo Metro Co., the capital’s largest subway operator, said on its website it stopped trains, forcing commuters to line up for taxis.A Cosmo Oil Co. refinery is burning outside Tokyo while nuclear power stations were shut down.
OMG! Im so so scared for the people in Japan right now, even though Im in the USA these people are still our people. So we really need to pray that it isn't any fatalities at all, and definitely pray that a Tsunami doesn’t occur at this moment. As more news comes in I will be reporting everything on Kossip World, as I type new information and earthquakes are happening rite now & I will keep you updated. But please pray for everyone rite now cause it isn't looking good!
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