A tsumani triggered by a powerful earthquake makes its way to sweep
part of Sendai airport in northern Japan on Friday March 11, 2011. The
magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday,
unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings
and tons of debris miles inland. (Kyodo News/Associated Press) #
Sendai
Airport is surrounded by waters in Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan,
after a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever
recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011. (Kyodo
News/Associated Press) #
Evacuees
stand around Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo Japan March 11, 2011. A
massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many
injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the
country's coastline. A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire
Pacific basin except for the mainland United States and Canada following
a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the Pacific (Reuters) #
Light
planes and vehicles sit among the debris after they were swept by a
tsumani that struck Sendai airport in northern Japan. (Kyodo
News/Associated Press) #
Houses
are swept by a tsunami in Natori City in northeastern Japan March 11,
2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday,
causing many injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts
of the country's coastline. There were several strong aftershocks and a
warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused
buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo. (Reuters) #
Reporters
at the Associated Press Tokyo Bureau in Tokyo take shelter under a
table while a strong earthquake strikes eastern Japan. (Itsuo
Inouye/Assoctiated Press) #
Tsunami
swirls near a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture (state) after Japan was
struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March
11. (Kyodo News/Associated Press) #
Seismologists
pose for the media as they display a seismographic graph showing the
magnitude of the earthquake in Japan, on a monitor at the British
Geological Survey office in Edinburgh, Scotland March 11, 2011. The
biggest earthquake on record to hit Japan struck the northeast coast on
Friday, triggering a 10-metre tsunami that swept away everything in its
path, including houses, ships, cars and farm buildings. (David
Moir/Reuters) #
An
energy map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) shows the intensity of the tsunami caused by the
magnitude 8.9 earthquake which struck Japan on March 11, 2011. A tsunami
warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin except mainland
United States and Canada following a huge earthquake that hit Japan on
Friday, the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The warning
includes Hawaii and extends from Mexico down to South American countries
on the Pacific, the center said. (NOAA/Tsunami Warning Center/)#
This
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Global
bathymetry map image released on March 11, 2011 shows features of the
ocean floor depth (or bathymetry) from a NOAA ETOPO-1 dataset. The image
shows the entire Western Pacific basin. Notice how abruptly the
Japanese islands rise out of the ocean. Other coastal Asian areas have
much more gradual slopes. The islands and mountain ranges throughout the
ocean, visible in this imagery, also affect the tsunami travel time and
speed. In the open ocean, tsunamis can travel at speeds up to 500 mph
(800 kph). This momentum is what creates such a destructive force as the
wave moves inland. Tsunami waves rolled thousands of miles across the
Pacific Ocean after a massive earthquake off Japan and washed ashore in
Hawaii early March 11, 2011, but the tourist hotspot appeared to escape
major damage. As sirens blared and Hawaiian authorities rapidly
evacuated low-lying areas, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported
wave changes at Waianae Harbor at around 3:24 a.m. (NOAA/handout)#
A
building is in flames near Sendai airport, Miyagi prefecture (state),
Japan, after a powerful earthquake, the largest in Japan's recorded
history, slammed the eastern coasts Friday, March 11. (Kyodo
News/Associated Press) #
A
helmeted man walks past the rubbles and a burning building after a
powerful earthquake, the largest in Japan's recorded history, slammed
the eastern coasts in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. (Kyodo
News/Associated Press) #
Giant
fireballs rise from a burning oil refinery in Ichihara, Chiba
Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its
northeastern coast. (Kyodo News/Associated Press) #
An
oncoming tsunami strikes the coast in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture,
northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. The biggest earthquake to hit Japan
in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-metre
tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, cars
and farm buildings on fire. (Reuters) #
Japan's
Prime Minister Naoto Kan (center) reacts he he feels an earthquake as
he attends a committee meeting in the upper house of parliament in Tokyo
March 11. 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. (Toro Hanai/Reuters) #
Broken
windows of a building are seen after an earthquake in Tokyo , March 11,
2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday,
causing many injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts
of the country's coastline. (Reuters) #
Rescue
workers hurry to a building following reports of injuries in Tokyo's
financial district after an earthquake hit off the coast of northern
Japan. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a
10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to
shake violently in the capital Tokyo. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters) #
An
aerial shot shows vehicles ready for shipping being carried by a
tsunami tidal wave at Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki prefecture on March
11, 2011. A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Japan, unleashing a
powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried
cars through the streets of coastal towns. () #
This
aerial shot shows the tsunami tidal waves moving upstream (left side)
in the Naka river at Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11.
() #
Houses,
cars and other debris are washed away by tsunami tidal waves in
Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, after strong earthquakes
hit the area Friday, March 11. (Keichi Nakane/Associated Press/The
Yomiuri Shimbun) #
Stranded
commuters wrap themselves in blankets bracing for chilly evening at a
park in Yokohama, near Tokyo, following a strong earthquake hit eastern
Japan on Friday, March 11. (Shuji Kajiyama/Associated Press) #
A
woman checks a map to find a route as she takes a rest at a hotel lobby
after subway and train services were suspended after an earthquake, in
Tokyo. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters) #
Evacuees
wait in an evacuation area following an earthquake in Tokyo, Japan, on
Friday, March 11, 2011. Japan was struck by its strongest earthquake on
record, an 8.9-magnitude temblor that shook buildings across Tokyo and
unleashed a seven-meter-high tsunami that killed hundreds as it engulfed
towns on the northern coast. (Haruyoshi Yamaguchi/Bloomberg) #
A
man looks for supplies in a store in Tokyo that has almost sold out of
food and drink as people are unable to return home after an earthquake
March 11. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters) #
Stranded
commuters watch a TV news on a powerful earthquake at Tokyo railway
station as train services are suspended in Tokyo. (Hiro Komae/Associated
Press) #
Workers
inspect a caved-in section of a prefectural road in Satte, Saitama
Prefecture, after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in Japan
slammed its eastern coast March 11. (Saitama Shimbun/Associated
Press/Kyodo News) #
A
station staff directs passengers at Tokyo's Shinagawa train station
after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast. (Hiro
Komae/Associated Press) #
Police
place roadside flares along the highway on March 11 in Honolulu,
Hawaii. An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale has hit the
northeast coast of Japan causing tsunami alerts throughout the Pacific
Ocean. Thousands along the coast are evacuating their homes in Hawaii as
the state prepares for tsunami waves. (Lucy Pemoni) #
Puipui
Faletoi, of Moiliili, Oahu, background center, rests in his vehicle
with his sons Daniel, left, and Fletcher Faletoi in the parking lot of
Manoa District Park in Oahu, Hawaii. The site is a volunteer staging
area which could turn into a Red Cross shelter if a tsunami arrives. The
Faletoi family plan to take shelter here. (Rebecca Breyer/Associated
Press)#
Students
hold candles as they pray for Japan's earthquake victims inside their
school in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad March 11. (Amit
Dave/Reuters) #
A
man sits wrapped in a blanket after he was evacuated from a building in
Tokyo's financial district, after an earthquake off the coast of
northern Japan, March 11. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters) #
Shores
are submerged in Natori city, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, after a
ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever
recorded, slammed Japan's eastern coasts Friday, March 11, 2011. (Kyodo
News) #
Residents
walk through the rubles of residents collapsed by a powerful earthquake
in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture Japan. (Kyodo News/Associated Press) #
This
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image released
on March 11, 2011 shows model runs from the Center for Tsunami Research
at the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory showing the expected
wave heights of the tsunami as it travels across the Pacific basin. The
largest wave heights are expected near the earthquake epicenter off
Japan. The wave will decrease in height as it travels across the deep
Pacific but grow taller as it nears coastal areas. In general, as the
energy of the wave decreases with distance, the near shore heights will
also decrease (e.g., coastal Hawaii will not expect heights of that
encountered in coastal Japan). Tsunami waves rolled thousands of miles
across the Pacific Ocean after a massive earthquake off Japan and washed
ashore in Hawaii early March 11. (NOAA) #
Buildings
burn in Yamada town, Iwate prefecture (state) after Japan's biggest
recorded earthquake hit March 11. (Associated Press/The Yomiuri Shimbun)
#
Love and strength to the Japanese people from Holland.
Don't give up hope, the whole world cares.
Posted by Anonymous March 12, 2011 10:14 AM
2572
Deep Condolence to the one's who lost their beloved ones and home ..... Wish you a speedy recovery.
- India
Posted by Anoop KamathMarch 12, 2011 10:15 AM
2573
we all are with you JAPAN !!
Posted by monika kaushikMarch 12, 2011 10:15 AM
2574
皆さん、頑張れ！
同じ地球に住んでいる人から
Posted by WWMarch 12, 2011 10:15 AM
2575
Courage! Recover fast!
Posted by PhilippeMarch 12, 2011 10:16 AM
2576
Be strong.
Russia is praying for Japan.
Posted by AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 10:16 AM
2577
El
mundo entero esta con ustedes, Dios los Bendiga, los llene de paz y
clama... Estamos unidos en orarion para que la tierra deje de temblar...
VAMOS JAPON USTEDES PUEDEN!!! Perú se une para darles fuerzas, recien
empieza la tarea...
Posted by Marjorie Hernandez CatalanMarch 12, 2011 10:16 AM
2578
Condolences, sympathies and best wishes. Stay strong.
Posted by T (New Zealand)March 12, 2011 10:16 AM
2579
ánimo
hermanos japoneses, que Dios os mantenga esa fuerza y entereza que
tenéis para salir adelante. Espero que lo peor haya pasado y todo vaya a
mejor. Espa?a está con vosotros.
Posted by JesúsMarch 12, 2011 10:16 AM
2580
best wishes from germany - be strong !
Posted by benMarch 12, 2011 10:17 AM
2581
All my support and love... from Paris
Posted by MathieuMarch 12, 2011 10:18 AM
2582
Russia praying for Japan, mourn!
Posted by Юрий ПудовкинMarch 12, 2011 10:18 AM
2583
日本加油!!
日本頑張れ！
God bless Japan.
Nippon, We are with you!
our prayer are with you, be strong! god bless you all.
may tomorrw bring a brighter future we love you.
USA
Posted by AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 10:32 AM
2623
We all over the world pray for you Japan. May Allah protect all of us. I wish i, we can help you Japan
Posted by Riez_jMarch 12, 2011 10:32 AM
2624
queste
sono il segni da dio,si cominciamo a guardare con piu atencione,sta
sucedendo da per tuto,in italia,brasile,cile,estati uniti,canada,ma non
si sente nessuno clamando al signore:abiamo bisogno de cercare in piu la
presenza de dio,solo lui po risparmiare queste cose.amen
Posted by furlan mauricioMarch 12, 2011 10:32 AM
2625
日本加油!!!
日本頑張れ！！！
Posted by 嘎抓かせきMarch 12, 2011 10:32 AM
2626
Prayers from Morocco.
It's too bad I'm so sad:( I hope everythin' is going to be okay.
Posted by NadaMarch 12, 2011 10:32 AM
2627
God bless Japan.
from Bulgaria
Posted by BulgariaMarch 12, 2011 10:33 AM
2628
es terribleeeee!!!!!
tengan mucha fuerza para seguir!!!
desde Argentina, Buenos Aires
Posted by AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 10:34 AM
2629
God Bless Japan.
From Colombia, South America.
Posted by FelipeMarinMarch 12, 2011 10:34 AM
2630
Now,we're fighting fear and sorrow.
thank you all.
We continue fighting and bear up under misfortune.
from Japan.
Posted by japaneseMarch 12, 2011 10:34 AM
2631
I feel sorry for the Japanese people , and I think you have a lot of other matters to solve.
If I can be of any help don't hesitate to contact me.
Reg. Peter
Posted by p. tjellesen March 12, 2011 10:34 AM
2632
Thank you so much!!
From Tokyo Japan.
Posted by Myunghi March 12, 2011 10:34 AM
2633
we fervently pray for Japan GOD bless.....................
Posted by Philippines/IsraelMarch 12, 2011 10:34 AM
2634
God bless you , Japan! we are with you! Moldova is praying for Japan.
Posted by Aliona SafonovaMarch 12, 2011 10:35 AM
2635
Be strong, Japan.
Fuerza desde Espa?a.
Posted by MartaMarch 12, 2011 10:35 AM
2636
InnaliLlahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun...Keep spirit Japan...We are with you..from Indonesia
Posted by HeruMarch 12, 2011 10:35 AM
2637
es terribleeeee!!!!!
tengan mucha fuerza para seguir!!!
desde Argentina, Buenos Aires
Posted by AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 10:35 AM
2638
Japan, in Chile we understand your pain and know you'll go head again the nature, step by step, like us we does.
Keep the faith, we pray for your people and their lives lost..
Posted by Eliet Rodrigo Pezo PardoMarch 12, 2011 10:35 AM
2639
lets pray for japan
--philippines
Posted by chrisMarch 12, 2011 10:36 AM
2640
We are praying for you, Japan.
Posted by PamMarch 12, 2011 10:36 AM
2641
日本加油
Posted by AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 10:38 AM
2642
we pray for you all.
Posted by may macaraegMarch 12, 2011 10:38 AM
2643
We all are with you and be strong Japan.....from Thailand.
Posted by SasiMarch 12, 2011 10:38 AM
2644
We pray for you Japan.
Power and Strength.
From Germany
Posted by FrankMarch 12, 2011 10:39 AM
2645
Le Canada est derrière vous, bon courage !!!
Posted by Louis MelanconMarch 12, 2011 10:40 AM
2646
加油!主與你們同在!
Posted by AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 10:41 AM
2647
desde
el norte de Chile un gran abrazo y muchas fuerza que Dios los protega,
guarde y de fuerza para enfrentar todo lo que se viene.
Posted by Ximena Carrasco ArriagadaMarch 12, 2011 10:41 AM
2648
Faith and courage, Japan..
from Armenia
Posted by mashockMarch 12, 2011 10:41 AM
2649
坚强！加油！
Posted by 中国March 12, 2011 10:42 AM
2650
I
hope everything will be ok soon. God bless those people who live near
the coast and let the rescues come to them as soon as possible.
We are all praying for you guys!!!
Posted by A Thai now staying in JapanMarch 12, 2011 10:43 AM
2651
Thank god it's friday - Be strong - from Vietnam
Posted by HuyCTMarch 12, 2011 10:44 AM
2652
OMG JAPON TENDRAS MUCHA AYUDA DE TODO EL MUNDO
BY: COLOMBIA
Posted by JOSE GONZALEZMarch 12, 2011 10:44 AM
2653
Прийм?ть щир? сп?вчуття.
Ми пережива?мо разом з Вами.
From Ukraine
Posted by victor kryvenkoMarch 12, 2011 10:44 AM
2654
很難過 很希望災難沒有來 日本加油！
Posted by waagerMarch 12, 2011 10:45 AM
2655
天佑日本人民
Posted by 一個中國人March 12, 2011 10:46 AM
2656
加油。
from Shanghai, China
Posted by LynnMarch 12, 2011 10:46 AM
2657
Catrastrophy upon disaster! You are and continue to be on my mind.
Posted by ClaudeBMarch 12, 2011 10:46 AM
2658
GOD
WILL HOLD YOU IN HIS ARMS. HE will be the rainbow at the end of your
storms Though you may feel alone, HE will hold you in HIS heart. HE
will steady your arm when you stumble. HE will be your eyes when you
can't see. The storm will subside. Hope will rise to take its place,
and you will break through to the light------by the grace of GOD!
Posted by Emily GopezMarch 12, 2011 10:47 AM
2659
Prayers from The Netherlands. We are with you. Be strong!
Posted by ErwinMarch 12, 2011 10:47 AM
2660
Thank
you for your thoughts and prayers. I am deeply grateful for the
kindness of people all over the world. I am going to recommend my
friends to read the comments here.
Miho from Japan
Posted by MihoMarch 12, 2011 10:47 AM
2661
Spain are with Japan too, our condolences, keep strong!!!
Posted by LorenaMarch 12, 2011 10:47 AM
2662
日本加油！
-Singapore
Posted by FeliciaMarch 12, 2011 10:47 AM
2663
God bless Japan! Praying for people.
Russia
Posted by AlyaMarch 12, 2011 10:48 AM
2664
ありがとう。本当にありがとう。
あなた達の言葉の一つ一つに、救われる。
Thank you so much for the concerns from all over the world.
Your comments are helping us a lot.
From Japan
Posted by AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 10:48 AM
2665
Keep hope and stay strong, I know you'll manage to overcome this.
With sympathy and love from France.
