Strength of the Main Earthquake and Aftershocks on the Richter Scale:
Magnitude of 9 : 1
Magnitude of 7 or greater : 6
Magnitude of 6 or greater : 93
Magnitude of 5 or greater : 559
Height of the biggest waves of the Tsunami: 132 feet (40 meters)
Coastline affected: 700 kilometers
Deaths: 15,824 (almost 9 times more than Katrina**)
Missing: 3,847 (more than 28 times more than Katrina)
Injured: 5,942
Displaced: 400,000
Houses completely destroyed: 114,464
Houses half destroyed: 154,244
Houses damaged: 539,840
There is still a lot of cleanup to do. No one really knows when it will be safe to live in Fukushima - since there is still a high level of radiation - and there is nowhere to put the radioactive waste collected.
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*Sources: National Police Agency, Japanese Red Cross and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
**Katrina mentioned only to give perspective to number killed or missing, not to compare disasters.
2 comments:
Japan's disaster was tragic but not without hope. There may be lives that are not saved but still there are lives that must be healed and can still have hope of living. Japan's disaster had actually given us a glimpse on how even with a high technology, the nature's wrath will always prevail. And death is inevitable, but we that are still living have still hope to live each and every moment that we are still alive. :)
Thanks for the share,
Cathy@Reasons Why Nurses Should Limit their Coffee Intake
Thanks for your comment! Absolutely. There is always hope, as long as there is life.
Thanks for stopping by!
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