Earthquake and tsunami in Japan

A strong tsunami struck the eastern part of Japan from the Pacific Ocean. The height of the tsunami in the northern part of the Honshu Peninsula (Iwate Prefecture) was more than 10 meters.

A strong earthquake also occurred in Tokyo at 15:23 local time (10:23 Moscow time). There were two powerful tremors, people in a hurry evacuated from office buildings and are in the streets waiting for further possible tremors, but there were no reports of casualties and destruction. There is a threat of a slight rise in the water level in the Tokyo Bay.

Paralyzed transport links, rescue forces are transferred to the prefectures of Iwate, Aomori. The telephone network is not available due to overload.

The airport of the city of Sendai, located directly on the ocean, was flooded. At 17:20 minutes (12:20 Moscow time), a tsunami was reported.

There were no earthquakes in central and western Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, etc.), the situation is calm.

The Japanese Prime Minister addressed the nation and called for mobilization and calm.

We will keep you informed of further developments.

With respect, Project Team vTokyo.ru

Alexey Filatov and Sergey Gris

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