Coss Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 I've been watching the Satellite news feeds and this is massive, makes the ChristChurch one look minor. Tsunami damage [color:red]Extensive[/color] in East, North East, Japan. Can't emphasise this enough, very, very widespread - I'd estimate that most of that coast has been slammed. Fleets of cars being swept away, mingling with boats swept in from the sea. What looks like whole suburbs being swept away, really, if it wasn't for the loss of life, very impressive footage, Hollywood can only imagine. Many massive fires, from fuel installations. And combinations thereof, no kidding, I saw footage of a huge flaming building being swept along in the Tsunami flood. Just seen a massive fire covering what looks to be a whole town. The news coverage will be wide spread, this is huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Coss Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 [color:gray] World wave: This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image released shows model runs from the Center for Tsunami Research showing the tsunami wave height models.[/color] [color:blue]Japan triggers Pacific-wide alert [/color] The Japan earthquake triggered Pacific-wide tsunami alerts in at least 20 countries, including the US. The first waves reached the US early Saturday. Whole towns in Japan's north were swamped by a wall of water when a 10-metrer tsunami slammed into the nation's Pacific coast following the offshore quake. The quake was the biggest Japan has experienced since records began, eclipsing the 7.9-magnitude Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated Tokyo in 1923 and the 6.8-magnitude quake that hit Kobe in 1996. It was the world's seventh-largest quake on record, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck at 2:46pm local time, about 382 kilometres northeast of Tokyo and the USGS said it had measured at least 67 aftershocks registering 5.0 or greater. Tsunami warnings were issued in some 50 locations across the Pacific following the quake. The Japanese military was readying 300 planes and 40 vessels to take part in the relief effort. The first waves struck the US western coast at Port Orford, Oregon, around 7:45am local time (3:45pm GMT). The largest water surges were expected at Siletz Bay, a bay south of Lincoln City, Ore. Sky News reported that the world-famous Waikiki beach, in Hawaii, was briefly entirely submerged, however the water did not reach the high-rise hotels. The largest water surge occurred on Maui, where initial reports suggested waves of up to six-and-a-half feet. In Oahu, there were water surges of two feet. A state civil defence spokesman said that the "all-clear" would not be given until after dawn, Sky News reported. Small tsunami waves hit the Philippines hours the massive quake, but there were no reports of local damage or casualties, its chief state seismologist said. "This looks like good news," Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology director Renato Solidum told a news conference after reporting waves ranging from 30 centimetres to one metre. The first waves struck the northeast coast of the country's main island of Luzon at 6:00pm (1000 GMT) and the east coast of the large southern island of Mindanao some two hours later, he said. The Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency said a small tsunami set off by the massive quake reached Indonesia's eastern coastline without causing any damage. "A tsunami of only 10 centimetres triggered by the earthquake in Japan was detected in the North Sulawesi and Maluku islands," the agency's official Rachmat told AFP. "We have just lifted the tsunami alert in Indonesia." Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia ordered residents to evacuate coastal areas for fear of waves caused by a huge earthquake in Japan. Taiwan's central weather bureau said minor tsunamis set off by a massive quake in Japan reached Taiwan's coastline without causing any damage. New Zealand's civil defence issued a tsunami marine warning, adding that no threat to land was expected when the tsunami arrives at around 6.23am (0423 AEST). [color:blue](we had 15cm at that time)[/color] "Historical events and pre-calculated tsunami models indicate that the largest effects (less than one meter wave height at the coastline) is expected along the coasts of the central and northern North Island," it said. However, Australia said it would dodge the effects of the quake. "We are confident that at this magnitude there's no risk to Australia," Chris Ryan, co-director of the joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre, said, adding that no local tsunami warning had been declared. The first tsunami waves reached the Kuril Islands chain on Saturday after the quake, prompting Russia to evacuate 11,000 people, officials said. Small tsunami waves reached two of the archipelago's four southernmost islands, with waves at Shikotan Island reaching one metre and waves at Kunashir Island 95cm, a representative of the Sakhalin Tsunami Centre told AFP. Off the northeastern coast of Japan, a ship carrying 100 people was swept away, police said, and there were local reports of at least 200 people being caught in a landslide in the province of Sendai. Japan has a sophisticated warning system connected to network of about 1,000 seismometers around the country, which detect and analyse primary waves of quakes and issue warnings if the tremors are predicted to be powerful. "The system functioned well because warnings were seen on television across the country," Hirohito Naito, a seismic specialist at the Japan Meteorological Agency, told AFP. Japan has asked US forces for assistance in the rescue and cleanup operation. The European Union also announced it would "mobilize all appropriate assistance" for Japan. US President Barack Obama issued a statement expressing his "deepest condolences to the people of Japan, particularly those who have lost loved ones in the earthquake and tsunamis." "The United States stands ready to help the Japanese people in this time of great trial. The friendship and alliance between our two nations is unshakable, and only strengthens our resolve to stand with the people of Japan as they overcome this tragedy," he said. He added: "We will continue to closely monitor tsunamis around Japan and the Pacific going forward and we are asking all our citizens in the affected region to listen to their state and local officials as I have instructed FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] to be ready to assist Hawaii and the rest of the US states and territories that could be affected." UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Friday that the global body will "do anything and everything" to help Japan. "We will do all to mobilise humanitarian assistance" and help with "risk reduction" efforts, Ban said at the UN headquarters. The Pentagon confirmed that American personnel in Japan were all safe and accounted for. The US Navy added that there had been no significant damage to its fleet or facilities in Japan. Tokyo's Narita airport has partially resumed flights. Officials from the airport said some departing flights were now taking off from the airport, but that it was not accepting arrivals. Around 10,000 people were stranded at Narita, and 1,100 at Sendai airport, which saw its runways submerged by sweeping black floodwaters. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, based in Ewa Beach, west of Honolulu, earlier issued a widespread warning extending across virtually the entire Pacific Ocean, including Australia, Antarctica and South America. Other countries covered by the warnings include Russia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 more photos here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 I suspect the USA will be providing aid a lot faster then they did in Louisiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 We're already there. One AC on scene and another on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Real Armageddon stuff, isnt it ? Cant imagine what it must be like to live on Phuket (or somewhere in PI/Indonesia) and hear of a tsunami warning ANYWHERE in the Pacific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Here is the best video I have seen on it.... http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Video-Japan-Earthquake-Tokyo-Tsunami-Fears-After-89-Magnitude-Quake-Rocks-Buildings-In-Capital/Article/201103215950160?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15950160_Video%3A_Japan_Earthquake%3A_Tokyo_Tsunami_Fears_After_8.9_Magnitude_Quake_Rocks_Buildings_In_Capital http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/sky-news-video/Video/201103215950717?lpos=video_Article_Body_Copy_Region_0&lid=VIDEO_15950717_sky-news-video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Thanks Corinthian - I take back all those things I said about you in that other thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 The news media claims the USA forgot to bring any coolant for the nuclear reactors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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