Video of cars, ships wrecked by tsunami waves after Japan earthquake
Follow latest updates at and Northern Japan has been swamped by a major tsunami and the entire Pacific region is now on alert. It was caused by an 8. 9magnitude earthquake that struck 130 kilometres off the eastern coast sending a 4metre wall of water inland, causing widespread devastation. So far, 23 people are confirmed dead but that number s expected to rise. The first wave has also reached Russia s Kuril islands to the north, reportedly around a metre high. In Japan, 200 people have reportedly been washed away, with several others missing on Japan s Sendai island. Tokyo s been allbut shut down with fires and injuries widely reported there. Millions are without electricity. Norita International Airport has been shut down. Hawaii is now bracing for a destructive wave to reach its shores within the next few
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