Month: March 2011

The situation in the Fukushima nuclear plant is always dramatic:

In the reactor complex 3, there was a massive hydrogen explosion, but was reportedly only the roof of the building destroyed. In complex 2 failed to cool. Technicians are fighting desperately to prevent an even greater catastrophe.

Tokyo – The shocking news from Japan is incredible: on Monday has again occurred in the power plant disaster Fukushima I, a hydrogen explosion.

According to the Government of the steel shell of the block 3, but was kept. The operator Tepco announced that there were no large amounts of radioactivity were released. It is unlikely that there are still a blast. According to Tepco in the incident, eleven people injured.

Northern Japan has been swamped by a major tsunami and the entire Pacific region is now on alert. It was caused by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck 130 kilometers off the eastern coast.

sending a 4 meter wall of water inland, causing widespread devastation. So far there is many people confirmed dead but that number’s expected to rise. The first wave has also reached Russia’s Kuril islands to the north, reportedly around a meter high. In Japan, 200 people have reportedly been washed away, with several others missing on Japan’s Sendai island. Tokyo’s been all-but shut down – with fires and injuries widely reported there. Millions are without electricity. Norita International Airport has been shut down. Hawaii is now bracing for a destructive wave to reach its shores within the next few hours.

A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan’s eastern coast on Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away ships, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control.

Police said 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai, the city in Miyagi prefecture, or state, closest to the epicenter. Another 137 were confirmed killed, with 531 people missing. Police also said 544 people were injured.

With many deaths already, and the number expected to rise. It follows the 8.9 – 9 magnitude earthquake which sent a 4 meter wall of water inland across the Miyagi prefecture.

There’s considerable destruction some people have been washed away. Buildings, cars and ships were also swept by the raging waters. Several are missing on Japan’s Sendai island. The first wave has also reached Russia’s Kuril islands to the north, reportedly around a metre high. There are several fires along Japan’s eastern coastline, and 4 million homes are without power. The Prime Minister’s ordered an emergency response team to tackle the disaster – with aircraft scrambled to the worst-affected area. Communication is crippled and Tokyo’s Norita International Airport has been closed. The entire Pacific region is on tsunami alert – with Hawaii braced to be hit within the next few hours.