Friday, March 11, 2011, 18:41:00
Earthquake-Tsunami Victims Killed 32 People Japan
TOKYO - There is no certainty the number of victims of the earthquake and tsunami disaster that recently occurred in Japan, on Friday (11 / 3) afternoon. So far, reports from government officials Sakura Affairs, reported the Associated Press (AP), said that the recorded death toll of 32 people. Some degree, like any other disaster, the number is still very likely continue to grow, over the search process and the evacuation of the newspaper.
Report on at least 32 people were found TEWS, as quoted by AP, submitted by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan. Also included in their records, a major fire caused by the earthquake in a turbine building nuclear power plants in eastern Japan Sea.
AP also writes that an earthquake measuring 8.9 magnitude, at least reportedly followed by 19 aftershocks. Most of them measuring 6.0 Richter. Reportedly also, there are dozens of towns and villages along the 2100 km coastal quake and tsunami that affected it, which must come to feel the effects. Including Tokyo, a distance of hundreds of kilometers.
"The earthquake has caused widespread devastation in the region in the north of Japan," said Prime Minister Naoto Kan, in one of his press statement today.
"Our initial monitoring indicates that there has been major damage," said Japan's chief government spokesman, Yukio Edano too. "We will do our maximum reduction efforts based on the (data) assessment that," he continued.
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