On March 11th at 10:00 am, Japan's Northeast coast was devastated by a 8.9 magnitude earthquake. the epicenter was located in the city of Sendai, Japan. It destroyed buildings and mangled roadways. Followed by the five minutes long earthquake a 10 meter high tsunami came crashing into the ports and beaches of Japan. The gigantic wave was moving at the speed of 560 mpr. The wave destroyed cities and towns, while the earthquake started massive fires. More than 5,600 people were killed by the disaster and over 9,500 people are missing.
The devastation of the quake and tsunami shocked the world, the damage was immense because of the unpreparedness of the country. Most of the deaths were caused from the tsunami. Relief efforts have been made by the U.S.through navy carriers. People can make donations for relief efforts for Japan at the red cross website: www.redcross.org. As fellow people of this planet, we should try to help these people in anyway possible. Our prayers go out to those how have lost loved ones in the disaster and those who are holding on.
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