Strong earthquake jolts East Japan
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Strong earthquake jolts East Japan
By Sun Peng ()
Updated: 2011-03-12 10:56
A massive 8.8 magnitude quake hit the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, shaking
buildings in the capital Tokyo, causing "many injuries", at least one fire and triggering a
four-metre (13-ft) tsunami, NHK television and witnesses reported.
There was also a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, Japan's biggest in 7
years.
The public broadcaster showed flames and black smoke billowing from a building in
Odaiba, a Tokyo suburb, and bullet trains to the north of the country were halted.
Black smoke was also pouring out of an industrial area in Yokohama's Isogo area.
TV footage showed boats, cars and trucks floating in water after a tsunami hit the town of
Kamaichi in northern Japan.
Millions without food, water, power in Japan
TAGAJO, Japan - Millions of Japanese were without drinking water or electricity Sunday,
surviving on instant noodles and rice balls, two days after a powerful earthquake and
tsunami hammered the northeastern coast, killing at least 1,000 people. A woman looks at the damage caused by a tsunami and an earthquake in Ishimaki City, Miyagi
Prefecture, after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck the area March 13, 2011.
[Photo/Agencies]
4,578 Chinese tourists safe in Japan after quake
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-12 16:55 BEIJING - China's National Tourism Administration (NTA) said Saturday that 215
Chinese tour groups in Japan had confirmed to be safe after a devastating
8.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the country's eastern coast Friday.
A total of 4,578 Chinese tourists were staying in Japan at the time of the quake. By
Saturday noon, all the 215 tour groups that they booked with had contacted domestic
travel agencies, with no death or injury reported, said the NTA upon information from
local tourism authorities.
China's Red Cross offers 1m yuan to Japan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-12 14:53
BEIJING - China's Red Cross Society decided on Saturday to donate 1 million yuan
($around 152,087) in emergency aid to its Japanese counterpart after a devastating
8.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the country's eastern coast.
Chinese rescue team arrives in Japan for quake relief
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-13 15:45
A 15-member Chinese rescue team arrives at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan,
March 13, 2011. The Chinese rescue team arrived in Japan Sunday for quake relief
operations. The rescuers will immediately head for quake-hit areas to search for
survivors from Friday's great earthquake and ensuing tsunami. [Photo/Xinhua]
