Japan: the quake of magnitude 8.8 occurred on the east coast. Missing two trains and a ferry with 100 passengers. Explosions in the refineries. 4 meter waves to Polynesia French
The seismologist, "a thousand times more powerful quake Aquila. But it could not happen in Italy"
The seismologist, "a thousand times more powerful quake Aquila. But it could not happen in Italy"
Two earthquakes measuring 7.8 and 8.8, the most powerful ever recorded in the Sol Levante have hit Japan and caused a tsunami with waves ten meters. We still do not know the number of victims, the information is fragmentary but the local media talk about at least a thousand victims. The vast area affected. In Tokyo, the quake triggered the panic. Some refineries have exploded and nuclear power plants were shut down for safety. Member States in the country are sending the coolant for nuclear plants. The offices were immediately evacuated and public transport is blocked for security. The time that has happened, at 14.45 (6:45 to Italian), allowed an immediate reaction to the emergency. Tokyo airport and railway lines were closed. ( www.ilfattoquotidiano.it )
