The strongest earthquake for 140 years tsunami in Japan +

In the afternoon on March 11 in 130 kilometers from the northeast coast of Japanese island of Honshu earthquake struck. Tremors of magnitude 8, 9 triggered tsunami hit the coastal city of waves, which reach heights of 10 meters. By the end of the day it was announced that 32 of the victims, but the authorities are afraid that the final number of victims is in the hundreds: weather forecasters promise new impulses during the next month.

UPD: According to recent reports, the victims of the disaster were at least 1,200 people; the number of missing persons, taking into account reports from Minamisanriku has exceeded 10 thousand people.

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