This aerial view taken on March 14, 2011 during an AFP-chartered flight shows an area destroyed by the tsunami in Minamisanriku, in Miyagi prefecture three days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated the coast of eastern Japan. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor
This aerial view taken on March 14, 2011 during an AFP-chartered flight shows an area destroyed by the tsunami in Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture three days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated the coast of eastern Japan. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
This aerial view taken on March 14, 2011 during an AFP-chartered flight shows a man (bottom) walking past a Japanese Air Self Defence Force plane pushed into a hangar by the tsunami at a base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi prefecture three days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated the coast of eastern Japan. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
A market near a port is filled with debris in Fudai, Iwate, northern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday’s massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.
Police and rescue workers wait as a new tsunami warning is issued in the Takekoma area, some five kms fromt the coastal town of Rikuzentakata, in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 three days after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region. Economists say it is still too early to assess the cost of the destruction from the record 8.9-magnitude quake and the 10-metre wall of water that laid waste to swathes of the northeastern coast and triggered an atomic emergency.
A man cries while walking through the devastated town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
Debris lie strewn across a large area of land after the recent tsunami, in Natori City, Miyagi prefecture on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
People walk through the rubble of destroyed buildings in Onagawa town, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
People check lists for survivors at an evacuation centre in in Natori City in Miyagi prefecture on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
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TOKYO 14 Mac – Perdana Menteri Jepun, Naoto Kan, menggambarkan gempa bumi yang melanda negara ini sebagai krisis terburuk di Jepun sejak Perang Dunia Kedua.
Keadaan bertambah suram ekoran laporan media yang memetik pakar sebagai berkata, terdapat 70 peratus kemungkinan akan berlaku satu lagi gegaran kuat menjelang lusa.
Penduduk di ibu negara Jepun ini pula mengalami situasi tidak menentu hari ini berhubung bekalan makanan dan elektrik, ekoran gempa dan tsunami yang berlaku di timur laut negara ini pada Jumaat lalu, manakala krisis nuklear belum menunjukkan tanda akan reda.
Rak-rak makanan di kedai-kedai dan pasar raya terus kosong dan banyak perkhidmatan kereta api ditutup apabila penduduk Tokyo kembali bekerja selepas hujung minggu dihabiskan dengan mengikuti siaran televisyen yang merakamkan imej-imej kemusnahan meluas di bahagian timur laut, kira-kira 250 kilometer ke utara ibu negara.
Lebih 100 perkhidmatan kereta api komputer di kawasan Tokyo dijadual ditutup separuh atau sepenuhnya, hari ini.
Panggilan telefon ke operator kereta api terbesar di negara ini, East Japan Railways Co. tidak berjawab disebabkan panggilan yang terlampau banyak.
Pembekal tenaga, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) awal hari ini mengumumkan pemutusan bekalan elektrik secara berjadual di Tokyo dan bandar raya sekitarnya untuk menjimatkan tenaga ekoran krisis di loji tenaga nuklear di kawasan gempa.
Sesetengah kedai kehabisan bekalan makanan berbungkus seperti mi segera, kari segera, tauhu, roti dan telur, sebahagiannya disebabkan masalah pengangkutan dan penghantaran, di samping pembelian panik oleh penduduk.
Turut mendapat permintaan tinggi ialah tauhu, dipercayai boleh membantu mengatasi keracunan radiasi kerana mengandungi iodin pada kadar yang rendah.
Namun tidak ada tanda berlaku panik di Tokyo, dengan kereta api komuter utama beroperasi dan pekerja pejabat keluar makan tengah hari seperti biasa. – Reuters
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Miyagi,Sendai,Iwate Dan Kesennuma Di Hari Ke 4
This aerial shot shows a pleasure boat sitting on top of a building amid a sea of debris in Otsuchi town in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 following the March 11 tsunami. A nuclear power plant damaged by An explosion rocked an earthquake-hit nuclear plant Monday, as Japan struggled to avert a catastrophic reactor meltdown caused by a quake and tsunami feared to have killed more than 10,000.
Tsunami debris and damaged cars lie along a railway track in the town of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 three days after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region. Economists say it is still too early to assess the cost of the destruction from the record 8.9-magnitude quake and the 10-metre wall of water that laid waste to swathes of the northeastern coast and triggered an atomic emergency.
A local resident looks for items from his mother’s car amid mud and debris in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
Residents ride bicycles down a road littered with debris and crushed vehicles in the town of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 three days after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region. Economists say it is still too early to assess the cost of the destruction from the record 8.9-magnitude quake and the 10-metre wall of water that laid waste to swathes of the northeastern coast and triggered an atomic emergency.
Local residents walk on roads covered with mud and debris in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 following the March 11 tsunami. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
Boats lie amongst debris after being washed inshore by the recent tsunami, in Sendai on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
Pedestrians stand next to collapsed houses after being hit by a tsunami in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on March 12, 2011. More than 1,000 people were feared dead and authorities warned a meltdown may be under way at a nuclear plant Saturday after a monster tsunami devastated a swathe of northeast Japan.
People rush to higher ground as a new tsunami warning is announced in the city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011. An explosion rocked an earthquake-hit nuclear plant on March 14 in neighbouring Fukushima prefecture, as Japan struggled to avert a catastrophic reactor meltdown caused by a quake and tsunami feared to have killed more than 10,000.
A firefighter find the victim in the debris in Saito village, Miyagi Prefecture, Monday, March 14, 2011 after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday.
A firefighter examines the damage of a house in Saito, Miyagi Prefecture, Monday, March 14, 2011 after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday.
A man comforts a woman as she cries in front of her damaged home in the town of Watari in Miyagi prefecture on March 14, 2011 three days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated the coast of eastern Japan. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
Self-Defense Force members inspects the devastated area before they use heavy machinery in Noda village, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
Rescuers conduct search operation amidst smoldering debris in Kesennuma, northern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday’s massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.
In this March 11, 2011 photo taken by an amateur photographer, two men try to escape a tsunami as it floods through a street in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, following a massive earthquake that hit northeastern Japan. The fates of the two are not known.
A fishing boat sits inland in Kesennuma, northern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday’s massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.
This photo taken on March 13, 2011 shows a large fishing boat which was carried by the March 11 tsunami sitting on the ground in the city of Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a catastrophic meltdown in the wake of a quake and tsunami feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
A tsunami survivor sits down in the rubble in Yamadamachi in Iwate Prefecture Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
Upon hearing another tsunami warning, a father tries to flee for safety with his just reunited four-month-old baby girl who was spotted by Japan’s Self-Defense Force member in the rubble of tsunami-torn Ishinomaki Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit northeast Japan.
Tsunami debris lies across a railway track in the town of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 three days after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region. Economists say it is still too early to assess the cost of the destruction from the record 8.9-magnitude quake and the 10-metre wall of water that laid waste to swathes of the northeastern coast and triggered an atomic emergency.
Debris left by the tsunami litters a street in the town of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 three days after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region. Economists say it is still too early to assess the cost of the destruction from the record 8.9-magnitude quake and the 10-metre wall of water that laid waste to swathes of the northeastern coast and triggered an atomic emergency.
Vehicles moved by the tsunami sit piled up in a canal in the town of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 three days after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region. Economists say it is still too early to assess the cost of the destruction from the record 8.9-magnitude quake and the 10-metre wall of water that laid waste to swathes of the northeastern coast and triggered an atomic emergency.
A vehicle sits on a slope after being moved by the tsunami in the town of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 three days after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region. Economists say it is still too early to assess the cost of the destruction from the record 8.9-magnitude quake and the 10-metre wall of water that laid waste to swathes of the northeastern coast and triggered an atomic emergency.
A woman holding her dog reacts after evacuating following a tsunami warning in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
Tsunami debris and damaged cars lie along a railway track in the town of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 three days after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region. Economists say it is still too early to assess the cost of the destruction from the record 8.9-magnitude quake and the 10-metre wall of water that laid waste to swathes of the northeastern coast and triggered an atomic emergency.
Residents look at the damage caused by the tsunami along a street littered with debris and crushed cars in the town of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 three days after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region. Economists say it is still too early to assess the cost of the destruction from the record 8.9-magnitude quake and the 10-metre wall of water that laid waste to swathes of the northeastern coast and triggered an atomic emergency.
A resident walks through a tsunami devastated area close to the sea front, in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 following the tsunami and earthquake on March 11. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
A ferry and other vessels get stuck at an intersection in Kesennuma, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
A woman with her pet dog and belongings pauses on the way from her devastated area in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
A structures lies on the road after being destroyed by the tsunami, close to the airport in Sendai on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
A couple pass a ship at Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit Japan’s east coast.
SENDAI, JAPAN – MARCH 14: A truck is left abandonded in the area damaged by tsunami after a 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck on March 11 off the coast of north-eastern Japan, on March 14, 2011 in Sendai, Japan. The quake struck offshore at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to 10 metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. The death toll as of Monday morning had reached 2,800, with fears that the official death count could well reach up to 10,000 in ”the most tragic event in Japanese history since World War Two”.
Residents carry belongings from tsunami devastated homes in Natori City, Miyagi prefecture on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
The foundations of tsunami devastated houses sit amongst debris in Natori City, Miyagi prefecture on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
A man walks as he looks for the remains of his house, destroyed by the tsunami, at Watari town in Miyagi prefecture on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
Cars balance amongst tsunami wrought devastation in Natori City, Miyagi prefecture on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
A Self Defence soldier smiles as he holds a four-month-old baby who survived the recent tsunami with her family at Ishinomaki city in Miyagi prefecture on March 14, 2011. An explosion rocked an earthquake-hit nuclear plant, as Japan struggled to avert a catastrophic reactor meltdown caused by a quake and tsunami feared to have killed more than 10,000.
A light aircraft and cars lie amid tsunami debris in Iwanuma city, Miyagi prefecture on March 12, 2011. More than 1,000 people were feared dead after a monster tsunami unleashed by a massive quake which wreaked destruction across northeast Japan and triggered an emergency at a nuclear power plant.
A bird flies in front of damaged buildings in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
A resident walks amongst tsunami devastation, close to the airport in Sendai on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
Rescue workers look for missing people who were lost in the tsunami, in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 following the tsunami and earthquake on March 11. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
Firefighters work during a search operation in the rubble of buildings in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
Houses and infrastructures devastated by earthquake and tsunami are seen in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after northeastern coastal towns were devastated by the earthquake and tsunami.
Residents walk through a tsunami devastated area close to the sea front, in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 following the tsunami and earthquake on March 11. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
A monument for victims of World War II stands amid a tsunami-hit area in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 following the tsunami and earthquake on March 11. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
The interior of a restaurant iis strewn with debris after the recent tsunami, close to the airport in Sendai on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
People walk on a makeshift dirt road among the rubble in Minamisanrikucho, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
Cars and debris lie where they were washed by the tsunami, in front of the airport in Sendai on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
Cars are piled up in front of the airport control tower, in Sendai on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
Cars and debris lie where they were strewn by the tsunami, close to the airport in Sendai on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
The wreckage of a tsunami ravaged house sits amongst debris, close to the airport in Sendai on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people
Cars lie piled up at a tsunami devastated car rental company, close to the airport in Sendai on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
Local residents look at a tsumami-hit area covered with mud and debris in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 following the March 11 tsunami. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
The frame of a building is seen at a devastated area of Minamisanrikucho, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
Cars and housing are mingled in submerged town in Daigasaki, near Sendai, Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday’s massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.
A resident stands amongst buckled houses and tsunami wrought devastation in Natori City, Miyagi prefecture on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
A resident attempts to salvage items from a car amongst tsunami wrought devastation in Natori City, Miyagi prefecture on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
Rescuers walk through flattened buildings after the recent tsunami in Natori City, Miyagi prefecture on March 14, 2011. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
A man (L) walks next to part of a twisted railway track moved by the tsunami in the town of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 three days after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region. Economists say it is still too early to assess the cost of the destruction from the record 8.9-magnitude quake and the 10-metre wall of water that laid waste to swathes of the northeastern coast and triggered an atomic emergency.
A resident walks past a damaged bus in the town of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 three days after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region. Economists say it is still too early to assess the cost of the destruction from the record 8.9-magnitude quake and the 10-metre wall of water that laid waste to swathes of the northeastern coast and triggered an atomic emergency.
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Bencana nuklear dunia selepas Tsunami
Smoke billows from fires raging at the port in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
Smoke billows from fires raging at the port in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. The colossal 8.9-magnitude tremor sent waves of mud and debris racing over towns and farming land in Japan’s northeast, destroying all before it and leaving the coast a swampy wasteland. Authorities battled a feared meltdown of two nuclear reactors, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
A large tank sits on a debris covered field in the city of Iwanuma in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami hit the region. Japan desperately tried to bring an overheating nuclear reactor under control on March 13, as the full horror of its quake-tsunami disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
CORRECTION-CLARIFYING PLANT AND LOCATIONAn aerial photo shows the quake-damaged Fukushima Dai-Ni nuclear power plant in the town of Naraha and Tomioka in the Futaba district of Fukushima prefecture on March 12, 2011. Japan scrambled to prevent nuclear accidents at two atomic plants where reactor cooling systems failed after a massive earthquake, as it evacuated tens of thousands of residents. Tokyo Electric Power, which runs the plants, said it had released some radioactive vapour into the atmosphere on March 12 at one plant – Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant (11 kms to the north of Dai-Ni) – to relieve building reactor pressure, but said the move posed no health risks.
A cyclist rides past a giant banner ‘Nuclear kills the future’ during a nearby demonstration on March 13, 2011 on the Parvis des droits de l’homme (Human rights Esplanade at the Trocadero) in Paris, called by French ‘Sortir du nucleaire’ (Get out of nuclear) association demanding an end to nuclear policy in the wake of the nuclear emergency in Japan. Japan battled a nuclear emergency today in which the government said two partial meltdowns may have taken place and radiation had escaped from reactors at a quake-damaged atomic power plant. The 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead, at least 10,000 missing and seriously damaged a nuclear power plant.
Two people wear masks during a demonstration on March 13, 2011 in Paris, on the Parvis des droits de l’homme (Human rights Esplanade at the Trocadero) called by French ‘Sortir du nucleaire’ (Get out of nuclear) association demanding an end to nuclear policy in the wake of the nuclear emergency in Japan. Japan battled a nuclear emergency today in which the government said two partial meltdowns may have taken place and radiation had escaped from reactors at a quake-damaged atomic power plant.
This April 4, 2010 image released by GeoEye shows an area of Natori, Japan. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that devastated the region.
This March 12, 2010 image released by GeoEye shows an area of Natori, Japan. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that devastated the region.
Kalau lihat kedua gambar yang dikeluarkan oleh GeoEye di atas maknanya bukan puluhan ribu yang terkorban,tetapi ianya mencecah ratusan ribu..
Smoke billows from fires raging at the port in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
A man climbs out the window of his heavily damaged home Monday, March 14, 2011, in Yotsukura, Japan, three days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country’s northeastern coast.
A man, with his face covered to protect against dust, looks out at the damage Monday, March 14, 2011, in Yotsukura, Japan, three days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country’s northeastern coast.
A woman walks past a damaged car Moday, March 14, 2011, in Yotsukura, Japan, three days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country’s northeastern coast.
A burnt ship floats in the sea in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, Sunday, March 13, 2011 after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake hit its eastern coast Friday.
Cars smashed by the tsunami sit piled together next to a power grid to the east of Sendai in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
CORRECTION CITYPeople queue for remaining supplies before they run out at a supermarket in Miyagi on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
People pump for fresh water outside a school east of Sendai in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
This April 3, 2010 image released by GeoEye shows an area of Sendai, Japan. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that devastated the region.
This March 12, 2011 image released by GeoEye shows an area of Sendai, Japan. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that devastated the region.
n this Aug. 3, 2011 image released by GeoEye, the Sendai Airport in Sendai, Japan. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that devastated the region.
In this March 12, 2011 image released by GeoEye, the Sendai Airport in Sendai, Japan. The estimated death toll from Japan’s disasters climbed past 10,000 Sunday as authorities raced to combat the threat of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns and hundreds of thousands of people struggled to find food and water. The prime minister said it was the nation’s worst crisis since World War II. SEE NY130 FOR SIMILAR IMAGE AFTER EARTHQUAKE.
Members of a local firefigher group carry the body of a tsunami victim in Rikuzentakata, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
People walk on a tsunami-affected street in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
A man walks through waterlogged debris that was deposited in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
Members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces patrol a steert covered with debris in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan on March 13 committed 100,000 troops to help earthquake and tsunami survivors as the world rallied behind the disaster-stricken nation and a US aircraft carrier arrived off the shattered coast.
Gutted vehicles and the rubble is seen in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
A hospital, back, struck by a deadly tsunami stands in Minamisanriku, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
People walk near a fishing boat siting on a breakwater of a river in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
Survivors catch up together in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
A couple run while looking at the wave on a river in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
An electric piano remains in the rubble in the tsunami-affected site of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
Evacuees walk through a flooded street in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
A man whose house was swept away by Friday’s tsunami stands in the rubble in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after the powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
Patients lie down on simple beds at the lobby of Red Cross Hospital in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
People wade through a flooded street in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
A man walks between the rubbles in tsunami-affected area in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after the powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
Workers remove the rubble in the earthquake and flood het area Monday, March 14, 2011 in Kesennuma, northern Japan following Friday’s massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.
People walk to receive water supply through a street with the rubble Monday March 14, 2011 in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan following Friday’s massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.
A resident cycles past wrecked cars in the seaside town of Yotsukura, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country’s northeastern coast.
People ride bicycles with the backdrop of a flooded road in Shiogama, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
Wrecked ships, houses and debris float in the sea in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Sunday, March 13, 2011 after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake hit its eastern coast Friday.
ALTERNATE CROP – A woman reacts amidst debris caused by Friday’s massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami, in Natori, northern Japan Sunday, March 13, 2011.
Bencana nuklear dunia
SENDAI, Jepun 13 Mac – Pihak berkuasa Jepun berusaha mencegah satu lagi ancaman radiasi di dua buah reaktor nuklear di Fukushima hari ini, selepas sistem penyejuknya gagal berfungsi sekali gus boleh mengakibatkan bencana nuklear terburuk di dunia dalam tempoh 25 tahun.
Syarikat pengendali Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) terpaksa menggunakan air laut dan asid borik bagi menyejukkan reaktor No. 1 selepas satu letupan memusnahkan bumbung dan dinding bangunan konkrit itu semasa mereka cuba melepaskan tekanan semalam.
Struktur tangki reaktor nuklear itu bagaimanapun tidak terjejas.
Selain itu, pengendali reaktor tersebut turut membebaskan udara daripada tangki simpanan reaktor No. 3 bagi mengurangkan tekanan dan mengelak kerosakan.
“Kami belum tahu status sebenar bahan api di bahagian teras reaktor itu. Kami perlu mengenal pasti keadaan teras itu sama ada ia tertutup, rosak atau bahan api kini sedang cair,” kata pakar nuklear, Mark Hibbs daripada Pembiayaan Keamanan Antarabangsa Carnegie.
Ancaman yang dihadapi Jepun itu dibimbangi boleh mengulangi bencana nuklear di loji nuklear Chernobyl, Ukraine pada 26 April 1986, selepas bahan radioaktifnya dilepaskan ke udara dalam satu letupan kuat.
Sekurang-kurangnya 32 maut akibat kesan secara langsung letupan dan 8,000 yang lain mengalami kesan pencemaran radioaktif.
Lebih 120,000 yang lain terpaksa dipindahkan, sementara tahap pencemaran radiasi turut diukur sejauh barat Eropah.
Semalam, beribu-ribu penduduk di bandar sama dipindahkan berikutan letupan dan kebocoran yang berlaku di pusat reaktor No.1 di Fukushima, kira-kira 240 kilometer di utara Tokyo.
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Korban mungkin lebih 10,000
TOKYO 13 Mac – Polis di Miyagi menjangkakan angka kematian di wilayah itu sahaja mungkin melebihi 10,000 orang, apabila bandar di timur laut Jepun itu musnah teruk akibat gempa bumi dan tsunami yang melanda kelmarin.
Jangkaan itu juga dibuat berdasarkan penemuan lebih 600 mayat di sepanjang kawasan pantai Miyagi dan Iwate, lapor agensi berita Kyodo.
Jurucakap polis, Go Sugawara berkata, ketua polis wilayah itu memaklumkan pegawai bantuan kecemasan bahawa mangsa terbunuh dijangka melebihi 10,000 orang.
Ini berikutan kira-kira 10,000 penduduk di bandar Minamisanriku, Miyagi telah terputus hubungan.
Setakat ini, pihak berkuasa Jepun meletakkan angka kematian tsunami dan gempa bumi pada lebih 1,400 orang, tetapi jumlah itu dijangka meningkat.
Seorang pegawai perbandaran di bandar Futaba, wilayah Fukushima berkata, kira-kira 90 peratus rumah di tiga kawasan perumahan musnah selepas dilanda tsunami.
Agensi NHK melaporkan, kira-kira 390,000 penduduk telah meninggalkan rumah mereka dengan kebanyakannya mendapatkan perlindungan di lebih 1,400 tempat pemindahan sementara di sekolah-sekolah dan pusat komuniti.
Perdana Menteri, Naoto Kan hari ini menyatakan, Jepun sedang berhadapan krisis terburuk sejak Perang Dunia Kedua apabila bilangan korban akibat bencana tersebut terus meningkat.
Beliau hari ini turut menggandakan jumlah askar yang dihantar ke kawasan terbabit kepada 100,000 orang ketika pekerja penyelamat sukar tiba ke kawasan terjejas ekoran keadaan jalan yang terputus hubungan. – Reuters/Dpa
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Jutaan menghadapi krisis yang semakin buruk selepas Tsunami..
A vehicle sits on a three-story building at Minamisanriku town in Miyagi prefecture after tsunami attacked the area on March 13, 2011. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
People walk on a road covered with vehicles and debris deposited in a street in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
People walk on train tracks littered with cars deposited in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. The colossal 8.9-magnitude tremor sent waves of mud and debris racing over towns and farming land in Japan’s northeast, destroying all before it and leaving the coast a swampy wasteland. Authorities battled a feared meltdown of two nuclear reactors, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
Residents carry supplies as they navigate over damaged vehicles outside a shop at Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
A damaged house stands covered in debris and mud in Minamisanriku town in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 after a tsunami sparked by a massive earthquake. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
A woman (R) walks over debris piled up as she returns to her home in the city of Natori in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after the area was hit by a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami. Japan desperately tried to bring an overheating nuclear reactor under control on March 13, as the full horror of its quake-tsunami disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
Local residents walk on a street covered with collapsed houses and damaged vehicles in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
Vehicles block a canal on March 13, 2011 after they were deposited there in Tagajo in Miyagi prefecture following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
Vehicles are deposited in a paddy field in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
Soldiers carry a body in front of piled up vehicles at Higashimatsushima city in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
A young boy walks next to damaged vehicles in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
Rescue workers check the remains of a tsunami devestated house for people in Natori in Miyage prefecture on March 13, 2011. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
SENDAI, JAPAN – MARCH 13: Members of the Ground Self-Defense Forces help local residents as they walk through an area damaged by tsunami after a 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck on March 11 off the coast of north-eastern Japan, on March 13, 2011 in Sendai, Japan. The quake struck offshore at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to 10 metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. The death toll is currently unknown, with fears that the current hundreds dead may well run into thousands.
Japanese rescuers walk past tsunami damaged cars in Sendai on March 13, 2011. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
A Japanese rescuer walks across an area devastated by the tsunami in Sendai on March 13, 2011. The massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11 left more than 1,000 dead with at least 10,000 unaccounted for as shortages for food and fuel in many parts of eastern Japan creating havoc.
People walk through the rubble in Rikuzentakakata, Iwate Prefecture, Sunday March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami.
Debris cover a large area in Natori, near Sendai in Miyage prefecture on March 13, 2011 after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant blew apart the building housing one of its reactors on March 12, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami.
SENDAI, JAPAN – MARCH 12: This satellite photograph provided by the Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information (ZKI) of the German Aeropsace Center (DLR) shows flooded Sendai Airport after the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 12, 2011 at Sendai, Japan. At least 1,800 people are confirmed dead across northeastern Japan and at least two nuclear reactors at the Fukushima facility are facing meltdown.
A man inspects the inside of his home damaged by Friday’s powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
A local resident cleans the front of her home in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10,000 were feared dead.
Residents, carrying their belongings that they removed form their homes, leave their destroyed neighborhood in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011. Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake hit its eastern coast Friday.
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – A dead man lies on the stairs of a destroyed house in Sendai, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after the powerful earthquake and tsunami hit the area.
Black smoke rises from an industrial complex in Shiogama, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake and tsunami hit the the country’s northeastern coast.
People stranded at a building since Friday’s powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami, are evacuated on boats in Ishimaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
A man sits near the rubble of his home in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
Smoke rises from a coastal area in Ishimaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit Japan’s east coast.
A woman cries as she looks for her missing husband in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country’s east coast.
A body, covered in a blanket, lies in the rubble of a destroyed neighborhood as firefighters search the area in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011 two days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country’s northeastern coast.
Millions face worsening crisis in quake-hit Japan
Jepun menghadapi krisis kemanusiaan terburuk dalam sejarah yang tidak pernah berlaku semenjak perang dunia ke 2 selepas gempa bumi dan tsunami yang berlaku sekarang ini..
Lebih 10,000 terkorban..
Jutaan mangsa Tsunami sekarang menderita tanpa Air,elektrik dan rumah..
(Reuters) – Japan faces a growing humanitarian crisis on a scale not seen since World War Two after its devastating earthquake and tsunami left millions of people without water, electricity, homes or heat.
As officials on Sunday predicted the death toll could top 10,000, the country mobilized 100,000 soldiers to deliver food, water and fuel, and pull stranded survivors from buildings and damaged homes. More than 450,000 people had been evacuated.
It is one of the largest aid deployments of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces and doubles the number of troops from Saturday.
“I would like to believe that there still are survivors,” said Masaru Kudo, a soldier dispatched to help survivors in Rikuzentakata, a nearly flattened village of 24,500 people in far-northern Iwate prefecture.
Two days after neighborhoods were submerged by waves that swallowed an estimated 5,000 homes, Rikuzentakata is one of many towns and cities facing both a fast-rising death toll and dwindling supplies of food, fuel and water.
“Water, food, gasoline and, kerosene – these are all lacking,” said Rikuzentakata’s mayor, Futoshi Toba.
Nationwide, about 1.8 million households were without power, and 1.4 million without electricity, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said.
Tens of thousands of people had taken shelter in schools and stadiums to escape near-freezing temperatures. Television stations showed repeated footage of people sleeping under blankets at makeshift evacuation centers.
About 140,000 people had been evacuated from areas around a crippled nuclear power plant in Koriyama in Fukushima Prefecture. They were scanned for radiation exposure as they entered shelters
At least 10,000 people were feared killed by the earthquake in Miyagi prefecture alone, according to its police chief. As many as 20,820 buildings nationwide were either destroyed or badly damaged, according to Kyodo News.
Many expect the death toll to go higher. Kyodo said local governments had lost contact with tens of thousands of people.
AID POURS IN
Japan received offer of help from 69 countries, the Foreign Ministry said.
A U.S. aircraft carrier off the northeastern coast launched relief operations with U.S. and Japanese helicopters transporting 30,000 portions of emergency food supplies.
South Korea is sending a rescue team of about 100 workers.
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Gambar Terkini Dari Sendai Dan Miyagi..
An urban area devastated by tsunami is seen in Minami Sanriku, Miyagi, northern Japan Sunday, March 13, 2011 after Friday’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.
This picture offered from Shiogama City resident Akira Shibahara and taken on March 11, 2011 shows people looking at a tsunami wave engulfing vehicles and houses in Shiogama, Miyagi prefecture after the area was hit by a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake. Japan desperately tried to bring an overheating nuclear reactor under control on March 13, as the full horror of its quake-tsunami disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
This picture offered from Shiogama City resident Akira Shibahara and taken on March 11, 2011 shows people looking at a tsunami wave engulfing vehicles and houses in Shiogama, Miyagi prefecture after the area was hit by a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake. Japan desperately tried to bring an overheating nuclear reactor under control on March 13, as the full horror of its quake-tsunami disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
Local residents return into the restricted area to look at their quake-damaged homes in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake on March 11. Japan desperately tried to bring an overheating nuclear reactor under control on March 13, as the full horror of its quake-tsunami disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
Sufferers walk through a devastated urban area in Minami Sanriku, Miyagi, northern Japan Sunday, March 13, 2011 after Friday’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.
A large tank sits on a debris covered field in the city of Iwanuma in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami hit the region. Japan desperately tried to bring an overheating nuclear reactor under control on March 13, as the full horror of its quake-tsunami disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
A devastated urban area in Minami Sanriku, Miyagi, northern Japan is seen Sunday, March 13, 2011 after Friday’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.
Cars washed inland by the tsunami sit in debris-covered water outside Sendai in Miyage prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
Residents walk past cars upturned by the tsunami to the east of Sendai in Miyage prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
Men walk by damaged vehicles following a massive tsunami that’s triggered by a catastrophic earthquake in Tagajo near Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011.
Destroyed cars are left out on a street following a massive tsunami triggered by a huge earthquake in Tagajo near Sendai, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
A woman pushes a bicycle on a street following a massive tsunami that’s triggered by a catastrophic earthquake in Tagajo near Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011.
Cars smashed by the tsunami sit piled together next to a power grid to the east of Sendai in Miyage prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
Rescue workers walk past cars upended by the tsunami at the shipping port to the east of Sendai in Miyage prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
Several cars and a piano (R) washed away by the tsunami sit in debris-covered water outside Sendai in Miyage prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
People rush to high ground as a new tsunami warning is announced over the disaster radio network in the city of Shiogama in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami hit the region. Japan desperately tried to bring an overheating nuclear reactor under control on March 13, as the full horror of its quake-tsunami disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
Vehicles pushed up from the tsunami sit along the side of the road near the port in Hachinohe, Aomori prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
A house sits across a road after being moved by the tsunami near the port in Hachinohe, Aomori prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
Local residents walk past debris, including an overturned fishing boat, in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture on March 12, 2011 a day after a massive 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami hit the region. An explosion at a Japanese nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown on March 12, after the massive earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for.
People walk on a street following a massive tsunami that’s triggered by a catastrophic earthquake in Tagajo near Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011.
A fishing boat lies on the road near the port in Hachinohe, Aomori prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
A ship washed away by tsunami sits amid debris in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Sunday, March 13, 2011 after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake hit its eastern coast Friday.
Ships washed away by tsunami sit on the land near a port in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Sunday, March 13, 2011 after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake hit its eastern coast Friday.
A picture shows a road littered with damaged vehicles in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 after a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
People walk past cars and debris deposited in a street in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. The colossal 8.9-magnitude tremor sent waves of mud and debris racing over towns and farming land in Japan’s northeast, destroying all before it and leaving the coast a swampy wasteland. Authorities battled a feared meltdown of two nuclear reactors, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
A boy walks past debris littering a road in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. The colossal 8.9-magnitude tremor sent waves of mud and debris racing over towns and farming land in Japan’s northeast, destroying all before it and leaving the coast a swampy wasteland. Authorities battled a feared meltdown of two nuclear reactors, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
An aircraft (C) sits piled with other vehicles in debris outside Sendai Airport in Natori, Miyage prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
A private plane washed inshore by the tsunami sits in water and debris next to cars outside Sendai Airport in Natori, Miyage prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
People make their way on a street following a massive tsunami that’s triggered by a catastrophic earthquake in Tagajo near Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011.
A girl, wrapped in a blanket, stands to look on tsunami damaged town at Ishinomaki city in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead. The colossal 8.9-magnitude tremor sent waves of mud and debris racing over towns and farming land in Japan’s northeast, destroying all before it and leaving the coast a swampy wasteland.
Vehicles block a canal after they were deposited there in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. The colossal 8.9-magnitude tremor sent waves of mud and debris racing over towns and farming land in Japan’s northeast, destroying all before it and leaving the coast a swampy wasteland. Authorities battled a feared meltdown of two nuclear reactors, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.
A dead woman lies under a blanket near the stairs of her destroyed home in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011 after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake hit its eastern coast Friday.
Residents, carrying their belongings that they removed form their homes, leave their destroyed neighborhood in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011. Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake hit its eastern coast Friday.
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Dua Hari Selepas Tsunami…
A woman embraces her grandchild as they were reunited at a shelter in Natori, Miyagi, northern Japan Saturday, March 12, 2011 following Friday’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.
A woman walks past debris drifted by Friday’s tsunami at Rikuzentakada, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
A man who said he lost his wife in Friday’s tsunami searches for the remains his loved one in the ruined area at Rikuzentakada, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
Volunteer firefighters search for victims of Friday’s tsunami at Rikuzentakada, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
Volunteer firefighters search for victims of tsunami triggered by Friday’s massive earthquake at Rikuzentakada, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
A volunteer firefighter walks past a house pierced by a utility pole fallen after Friday’s strong earthquake in Rikuzentakada, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
People take shelter on a pedestrian bridge after words that there might come tsunami in Natori, Miyagi, northern Japan Saturday, March 12, 2011 following Friday’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.
A man walks with a dog across a residential area devastated by Friday’s earthquake-triggered tsunami in Rikuzentakada, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
A resident is rescued from debris in Natori, Miyagi, northern Japan Saturday, March 12, 2011 after one of the country’s strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit its eastern coast on Friday.
People who were stranded at the submerged Sendai airport are evacuated on rubber boats from the facilities in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 12, 2011, day after a deadly tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake.
Soldiers walk on debris scattered across the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture on March 12, 2011 a day after a massive 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami hit the region. An explosion at a Japanese nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown on March 12, after the massive earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for.
Soldiers walk on debris scattered across the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture on March 12, 2011 a day after a massive 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami hit the region. An explosion at a Japanese nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown on March 12, after the massive earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for.
Local residents walk past debris, including an overturned fishing boat, in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture on March 12, 2011 a day after a massive 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami hit the region. An explosion at a Japanese nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown on March 12, after the massive earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for.
An under-construction boat (L) sits on land next to damaged homes in the city of Kamaishi in Iwate prefecture on March 12, 2011 a day after a massive 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami hit the region. An explosion at a Japanese nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown on March 12, after the massive earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for.
A fishing boat rests surrounded by debrid in the city of Kamaishi in Iwate prefecture on March 12, 2011 a day after a massive 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami hit the region. An explosion at a Japanese nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown on March 12, after the massive earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for.
White smokes rises into the air in the badly damaged town of Yamada in Iwate prefecture on March 12, 2011 a day after a massive 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami hit the region. An explosion at a Japanese nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown on March 12, after the massive earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for.
Police officers in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, start to clean debris from tsunami waters following Friday’s massive earthquake, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
A motorcyclist in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, passes a car washed away by tsunami waters following Friday’s massive earthquake, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
A bicyclist in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, passes debris from tsunami waters following Friday’s massive earthquake, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
People who were isolated at an elementary school, head for safety place in Sendai, northern Japan Saturday, March 12, 2011 after one of the country’s strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit its eastern coast on Friday.
An elderly woman who spent the night at a school, rear, is helped by rescuers in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Saturday March 12, 2011, one day after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country’s northeastern coast.
People are stranded on the top of a building in Minami Sanriku, Miyagi, northern Japan Saturday, March 13, 2011 following Friday’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.
A woman, carrying a child on her back, walks over tsunami-drifted debris and mud in Rikuzentakada, Iwate Prefecture, Saturday morning, March 12, 2011 after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday.
Rescue workers look for survivors while going through debris in Rikuzentakada People in Iwate Prefecture (State), Saturday morning, March 12, 2011, a day after a strong earthquake-triggered devastating tsunami hit the northern Japan.
SENDAI, JAPAN – MARCH 13: Local residents walk through a residential area damaged by the tsunami after an 8.9 magnitude strong earthquake struck on March 11 off the coast of north-eastern Japan, on March 13, 2011 in Sendai, Japan. The quake struck offshore at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to 10 metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. The death toll is currently unknown, with fears that the current hundreds dead may well run into thousands.
SENDAI, JAPAN – MARCH 13: A residential area damaged by the tsunami is seen after an 8.9 magnitude strong earthquake struck on March 11 off the coast of north-eastern Japan, on March 13, 2011 in Sendai, Japan. The quake struck offshore at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to 10 metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. The death toll is currently unknown, with fears that the current hundreds dead may well run into thousands.
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