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TSUNAMI OF JAPAN 2011 |
Hats off to Japan and
the Japanese
for teaching the world a lesson on Crisis
& Disaster Management
about 16000 dead, about 6,000 injured and about 3,000
missing;
- 129,225 buildings totally collapsed
- 254,204 buildings 'half collapsed
- another 691,766 buildings partially damaged
The World Bank's estimated economic cost was US$235 billion,
making it the costliest natural disaster in world history
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Earthquake & Tsunami 2011 of Japan |
Date of the Event |
March 11, 2011 |
Brief
History |
On this date, Japan experienced
one of the worst natural disasters in the form of one of the
strongest ever undersea earthquakes off the coast of Tohoku.
The earthquake triggered an extensively powerful tsunami
waves reaching the heights of over 40 meters at certain
places. As per the National Police Agency of Japan report
released in September, 2012, the damages included:
- about 16000 dead, about 6,000 injured and about 3,000 missing;
- 129,225 buildings totally collapsed
- 254,204 buildings 'half collapsed
- another 691,766 buildings partially damaged
- heavy damage to roads and railways
- fires in many areas
- dam collapse
- As per Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, this was the toughest and the
most difficult crisis for Japan during the last 65 years
after WW-II;
- Around 4.4 million households in northeastern Japan were left without
electricity
- Around 1.5 million were left without water.
- It also caused nuclear accidents and at least three nuclear reactors
suffered explosions.
The World Bank's estimated economic cost was US$235 billion,
making it the costliest natural disaster in world history.
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