A copious amount of people died or are missing in the earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale that Japan experienced on Friday, March 11th. This quake was the largest in Japan history This quake destroyed buildings and caused numerous fires.
The quake happened at 2:45 pm. with its epicenter in the Pacific Ocean. Half an hour later a second quake of 7.4 on the Richter scale took place in Japan and numerous aftershocks followed.
This quakes blocked mobile phone lines, which still don’t function as they usually do, brought down the television signal and left millions of homes without electricity.
This quakes were followed by a tsunami that affected Japan's azure eastern coast.
The tsunami caused waves of up to ten meters and destroyed houses and everything on his way in Sendai, a city were one million people live.
Japanese government asked people to remain alert to the numerous aftershocks and tsunami from the earthquake, and recommended to the people of Tokyo do not try to immediately return to their homes and remain calm.
Right now the Japanese government is working together with other nations to fight with this catastrophe, which has become a pang to many people all around the world.
The US government deployed their more capacious aircraft carriers to decelerate the number of deaths and facilitate the solving of this crisis.
Many people who are adept in economical issues believe this will have an effect on the world’s economy, since Japan is a crucial country for the world’s economy.
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