So i felt it necessary to split up whats going on in japan into two seperate posts because there are two very diffrent (but related) things that are happening/happened in Japan recently.
First off the Tsunami/Earthquake. Im sure we've all heard what happened, but just incase you live under a rock ~here~ is an article describing what took place on March 11th.
The Tsunami that struck Japan was caused by an 8.9/10 magnatude earthquake
(thats real bad) this is the 5th largest earthquake since 1900 and the largest in Japan for over 140 years. The city of Sendai was hit by two main tsunami waves, the first about 20ft high and the 2nd about 33ft high. The quake and tsunami have completely ravaged the cities it hit with flooding and physical damage. The death toll now is over 5,000 and there really isnt much hope for the affected places due to a new developing problem with the damage caused to the nuclear industries in the affected area.
The fact that this extremely modern and developed place has been hit by this tsunami is a big deal, alot of people will be out of work and the long term affects of this event are still unfolding. Will Tokyo return to its orginial splendor? How long will it take? What do you think?
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