Tsunami hits north-eastern Japan after massive quake

[Repentance?]

my heart and thoughts go out to all those in Japan. RIP all those who have died, and good luck to the services trying to help and also those injured xxxx

---------- Post added 11-03-2011 at 04:30 PM ----------

me and my friend are going to try and raise money for Japan, any ideas? this is such a disaster D:

[Niall!]

Jesus christ Chris and jen calm the **** down.

I didn't know how serious it was when I posted this morning, and even then it was a joke.

[xxMATTGxx]

The Tokyo Electric Power Company has said the pressure inside the No. 1 reactor at its ***ushima-Daiichi nuclear plant has been rising, with the risk of a radiation leak, according to the Jiji Press news agency. Tepco planned to take measures to release the pressure, the report added. The reactor's cooling system began to malfunction after the earthquake. People living close to the plant were later evacuated as a precaution.

[Jordan]

The tsunami waves have reached the US coast and Hawaii 3ft high

[Sharon]

R.I.P to those who were perished.

[Marbian]

I woke up this morning seeing about it everywhere, what a tragic..

[Slowpoke]

Some of the pictures and videos are absolutely mind-blowing

[Eoin247]

The Tokyo Electric Power Company has said the pressure inside the No. 1 reactor at its ***ushima-Daiichi nuclear plant has been rising, with the risk of a radiation leak, according to the Jiji Press news agency. Tepco planned to take measures to release the pressure, the report added. The reactor's cooling system began to malfunction after the earthquake. People living close to the plant were later evacuated as a precaution.

They have managed to successfully cool it since.

When i saw the video of the tsunami during class today i was absolutely amazed and horrified. From that distance above in the helicopter, it all looked so innocent and as if everything were just toys. But then after thinking for a few seconds you realise that in that murky water must lie hundreds of dead bodies.

[wixard]

thoughts are with japan right now, rip to those affected

but look



awesome...

[Jordan]

Some reports from local US media of the tsunami's arrival on the US West Coast: Joe Vazquez from CBS5 tweets: "Second tsunami surge now hitting Santa Cruz. CBS5 reporting a dozen or so sunken boats. County spokesman says at least $2m damage." KGO Radio tweets: "Crescent City OES: All docks are gone after first surge, 35 boats crushed, water starting to fill harbor parking lot."

The power of the earthquake off north-east Japan shifted the earth's axis by nearly 10in (25cm), Earth-issues.com reports, citing the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. The phenomenon is not unusual for a major quake.

Just read that the PM has issued a "Nuclear Emergancy"

Oh dear