Earthquake In Japan: 12 Months Later

1. A year ago, on March 11, 2011, northeastern Japan was hit by a magnitude 9 earthquake, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the Great East Japan Earthquake. A combined photo showing the consequences of the tsunami which hit the Japanese city of Miyako, top, on March 11, 2011, and the very same area 12 months later.

2. Scientists say such a powerful earthquake hits Japan not more than once in every 600 years. A combined photo showing the consequences of the tsunami which hit the Japanese city of Otsuchi, top, on March 11, 2011, and the very same area 12 months later.

3. More than 19,000 people are reported killed and missing. The tsunami accounted for about 93 percent of the entire death toll. A combined photo showing the consequences of the tsunami which hit the Japanese city of Otsuchi, top, on March 11, 2011, and the very same area 12 months later.

4. The tsunami destroyed entire villages and towns. A combined photo showing the consequences of the tsunami which hit the Japanese city of Ofunato, top, on March 11, 2011, and the very same area 12 months later.

5. The tsunami was responsible for an accident at the Fukushima Daiichi (One) nuclear power plant, which spewed radiation into the water and the atmosphere. A combined photo showing the consequences of the tsunami which hit the Japanese city of Ofunato, top, on March 11, 2011, and the very same area 12 months later.

6. The authorities were forced to create a restricted area 30 kilometers in diameter around the stricken nuclear power plant and to evacuate 140,000 people from the region. A combined photo showing the consequences of the tsunami which hit the Japanese city of Ofunato, top, on March 11, 2011, and the very same area 12 months later.

7.  The losses incurred by the calamity, minus the consequences of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi (One) nuclear power plant, totaled about $215 billion. A combined photo showing the consequences of the tsunami which hit the Japanese city of Tagayo, top, on March 11, 2011, and the very same area 12 months later.

8. The calamity which befell Japan, is the fifth such disaster in the past 2,500 years. Similar powerful earthquake and tsunami had hit this area in the 3rd century B.C., 5th century A.D., in 869 A.D. and in the 15th century A.D. A combined photo showing the consequences of the tsunami which hit the Japanese city of Ofunato, top, on March 11, 2011, and the very same area 12 months later.

9. Of the 22.5 million metric tons of rubble and debris caused by the gigantic tsunami, Japanese specialists have so far managed to eliminate or recycle only 1.17 million metric tons, or 5 percent of the entire volume. A combined photo showing the consequences of the tsunami which hit the Japanese city of Miyako, top, on March 11, 2011, and the very same area 12 months later.

10. A combined photo showing the consequences of the tsunami which had hit the Japanese city of Otsuchi, top, on March 11, 2011, and the very same area 12 months later.

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