9.0 Earthquake just hit Japan.

[mrDooba]

Just got home from work and flicked on the news and there is live footage of tsunamis and the after effects of the Earthquake.

[falke]

OMG. Not another disaster please.

[mrDooba]

The biggest fire I've ever seen in an oil refinery!!! Holy crap!!!!!

[Analog6]

It has been 'upgraded' to 8.9! And that was a huge tsunami. The news will not be good I fear.

[mrDooba]

OMG 8.9!!
There is water all over the streets and I'm literally watching cars get pushed inland!!

[ricktas]

Buildings in Tokyo are on fire and were still swaying 30 minutes after the earthquake. My cousin's town, Iwaki in ###ushima Prefecture, has been hit by a 6 metre tsunami. She is luckily in Australia visiting at present, but quite concerned for her friends there.

[mrDooba]

Just saw live ariel view of cars driving along the road and getting washed off the road by tsunami

[BUGSnBIRDS]

2011 is quickly turning into the year of natural disasters for developed countries.
8.9 is holy heck of a rumble triggering the tsunami. The pacific is on alert so play, and stay safe this long weekend.
Japan is well prepped for quakes but Tsunamis are difficult to prepare for . Some of the pics are scary indeed.

[Bromeo]

2011 is quickly turning into the year of natural disasters for developed countries.

tbh im seeing a lot more people up in arms about this compared to the floods in pakistan


man those poor developed nations

[ricktas]

tbh im seeing a lot more people up in arms about this compared to the floods in pakistan


man those poor developed nations

Really? Between 2000 and 2010 the U.S gave $20.7 Billion (USD) Aid to Pakistan, $3Bill of that was in 2010. The UK has given 665Mill pounds. Have a look at this for Australia's aid to Pakistan. Australia has given $35Mill in Aid directly related to the floods. Or this announcement after the floods. With all due respect your post does nothing but incite and enflame. Next time add some factual information to your claims! The world has given a lot to Pakistan!

[PH005]

Really? Between 2000 and 2010 the U.S gave $20.7 Billion (USD) Aid to Pakistan, $3Bill of that was in 2010. The UK has given 665Mill pounds. Have a look at this for Australia's aid to Pakistan. Australia has given $35Mill in Aid directly related to the floods. Or this announcement after the floods. With all due respect your post does nothing but incite and enflame. Next time add some factual information to your claims! The world has given a lot to Pakistan!

With all due respect Rick. Maybe what Bromeo is trying to imply is that we did not see the media coverage on the same scale in Pakistan as what we are seeing in Japan. I dont see any mention of monetary aid in His/Her post.

Paul.

[ricktas]

With all due respect Rick. Maybe what Bromeo is trying to imply is that we did not see the media coverage on the same scale in Pakistan as what we are seeing in Japan. I dont see any mention of monetary aid in His/Her post.

Paul.

Which would be because Pakistan does not have the TV networks, internet connections etc that Japan has, rather than anyone making a decision to specifically not report it. After all the media have to have access to the content to broadcast it, in the first place.

[Analog6]

You can bolt up to our place William, we are on the 100m elevation! We'll fit you in.

The quake is now officially a magnitude 9, something like 800x stronger than the one that hit Christchurch (scale is logarithmic, not linear, I think that is the right x figure). That image of the ferry on the 2 story house does it for me, the ferry still has a table and chairs upright on the rear deck! And they are isolating people who have been exposed to radiation, and there is now strong radiation leaking from the #4 plant, with warning to stay inside and hang the laundry inside.

Our poor planet! Maybe she is protesting what we do to her.

[William]

You can bolt up to our place William, we are on the 100m elevation! We'll fit you in.

Thanks Odille, 100mtrs up should do it , Hope we dont have to take you up on the offer , Mind you , You wont get much notice , I'll bring the drinks

[Analog6]

Thanks Odille, 100mtrs up should do it , Hope we dont have to take you up on the offer , Mind you , You wont get much notice , I'll bring the drinks

Just roll up and take us as we are!

[Michaela]

Terrible news. I work for a hay exporter and most of our customers are in Japan plus two of our staff are Japanese. Their families are in Tokyo and are OK, thank goodness, but we ship quite a bit to Sendai and surrounding areas which have been devastated. My heart goes out to all those who have been affected.

[farmer_rob]

It looks really bad. BBC news coverage showing widespread devastation, with some NHK footage of debris meters high in towns. Sendai airport underwater (apparently 2 miles from Nikon's Sendai plant.)

My sympathies and best wishes to all affected - I hope it isn't as bad as it looks, but I doubt it.

[kiwi]

Nuclear power plant now at risk of overheating...

Looks devastating where the tsunami went through

[dbax]

not looking good at all, wishing all well, I think we have a couple of members in Japan............

[arthurking83]

Absolutely amazing images.

what a dreadful event. I hope that the casualties aren't as bad as they were in Kobe, considering the poulation density in the Tokyo area.