Japan’s meteorological agency on Sunday
upgraded last Friday’s earthquake from magnitude 8.9 to 9.0. The
earthquake occurred 130km off the Pacific coast of Tokoku region at a
depth of 24km.
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The authorities have been warning people
that there is a risk of a magnitude 7 aftershock striking the country
in the next few days. They also have been advising people to be vigilant
for further tsunamis, landslides and building collapses.
Japan’s prime minister has called the
disaster the worst crisis since World War II when two nuclear bombs were
dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
There are fears that up to 10,000 people
may have died in Miyagi prefecture alone. Miyagi was the worst hit
local government area by the Friday's earthquake and tsunami.
The reports say over 200,000 people have fled their homes and hundreds of lives have been lost.
The Maldives government has decided to
provide disaster relief supplies to Japan and therefore, canned
Maldivian tuna worth Rf 1.2 million will be dispatched to Japan’s
disaster response officials. Japan has long supported Maldives to build
its infrastructure and had stood by Maldives during the devastating 2004
tsunami that hit the nation.
…………………………………………Written by: Ibrahim Nazim
14 March 2011, Monday
9 Raby` al-THaany 1432
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