Japan's nuclear crisis spurs Europe to review nuclear safety. Japan's nuclear crisis forces a rethink on new nuclear plants. All India | Noopur Tiwari | Updated: March 15, 2011 23:43 IST Paris/New Delhi: Experts say the Fukushima nuclear disaster could be Level 6, just one notch below the Chernobyl disaster.
PM orders review of safety at Indian nuclear plants. All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: March 14, 2011 22:20 IST New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said an immediate technical review of India's atomic plants has been ordered to check if they can withstand the impact of major natural disasters like tsunami and earthquakes in the wake of the catastrophe in Japan threatening a nuclear meltdown.
Making a statement in Parliament on the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Dr Singh said Indian nuclear plants have, in the past, met the safety standards during major natural calamities like the Gujarat earthquake on January 26, 2002 and the December 2004 Tsunami. The Prime Minister informed both Houses of Parliament that India was in constant touch with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Japanese Atomic Industrial Forum and the World Association of Nuclear Operators.
Indian Navy is also on standby to send its ships to Japan as part of relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction. Chinese ministry advises companies to closely follow Japan quake situation. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) Friday called on Chinese enterprises with operations in Japan to ensure their staff there were safe after an 8.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the country.
Those companies should keep in close contact with China's consulate and embassies in Japan, and hold off sending staff to the earthquake-hit areas, MOC said in an emergency statement on its website shortly after the earthquake. An earthquake measuring 8.6 on the Richter scale jolted the east coast of Japan's main Honshu Island at 1:46 p.m. Beijing Time Friday, according to the China Earthquake Network Center. Japan's meteorological agency measured the earthquake at 8.9 magnitude and "major damage" has been reported, according to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan. The offshore quake triggered a tsunami that hit Japan's northeastern coast, sweeping away buildings and cars and leaving many missing, according to the Japanese government's top spokesman, Yukio Edano.
Russie : les îles Kuril evacuées- Ria Novosti. Russia (updated 18:27 28.10.2014) The evacuation of people from coastal areas is underway on Russia's Kuril Islands after a series of powerful quakes hit Japan, a local emergencies services official said.
The evacuation of people from coastal areas is underway on Russia's Kuril Islands after a series of powerful quakes hit Japan, a local emergencies services official said. Waves up to 2 meters high triggered by the earthquake have reached Iturup, one of the Kuril Islands, a local tsunami watch official said. Russia Earthquake Information. Russia ready to help quake-hit Japan. Russia is ready to provide humanitarian aid to Japan, which was hit by a powerful earthquake earlier on Friday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
"We are certainly ready to help our neighbors in tackling the consequences of this earthquake," Medvedev said, speaking during a State Council meeting in the southern Siberian Khakasia region. At least 23 people were killed when the 8.9-magnitude quake struck about 373 kilometers from Tokyo, followed by another 7.1 quake. The death toll is expected to rise. The quakes sparked a tsunami that hit the Miyagi and Iwate prefectures on Japan's largest Honshu Island, sweeping away houses and cars. Video Le tsunami se propage dans le Pacifique.
Les Philippines atteintes. En direct d'Australie. ALL the latest updates on the nuclear and humanitarian crises in Japan will be posted here as they come to hand.
Official death toll is 7653, and 11,746 still unaccounted for Japanese PM: "Our worst disaster since WWII" Crews continue to battle to prevent a nuclear meltdown Latest updates Twitter | Facebook. Hawai touché. <br/><a href=" US News</a> | <a href=" Business News</a> Copy The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a man reported washed out to sea after he and two friends went to the California coast to photograph the tsunami wave spawned by the Japanese earthquake, officials said.
The missing man, who went missing near the Klamath River near the Oregon border, was the only reported U.S. casualty of the wave that raced across the Pacific at 500 mph threatening to strike with waves as high as 9 feet high. The Coast Guard began searching for the man after his two friends escaped the wave and called 911 shortly after 10 a.m. PT. Massive Earthquake In Japan Forces Evacuations In Hawaii, Strands Travelers. As you probably know by now, Japan was hit by a 8.9-magnitude earthquake earlier today that sent devastating waves crashing into the island nation, causing hundreds of known fatalities and triggering tsunami warnings in Hawaii and along the Pacific coastline of North and South America.
In anticipation of the waves hitting Hawaii, the state’s governor ordered the evacuation of people located in coastal areas. They have been advised to move to areas at least 50 feet above sea level and 100 feet inland. At least four airports in Hawaii — Hilo, Lihue, Kahului and Honolulu International — have been shut down and workers have moved equipment to higher ground. CNN reports that people in Hawaii have been told to stay away from hospitals unless it is absolutely necessary. In Japan, Narita Airport, which handles a good chunk of international flights in and out of the Tokyo area, was shut down following the quake, forcing planes that were en route to land elsewhere. Japan earthquake and tsunami: Hawaii on high alert and all UK-Tokyo flights cancelled. By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 12:19 GMT, 11 March 2011 All flights to Tokyo from the UK have been cancelled this morning after one of the world's worst earthquakes in recent years struck off the coast of Japan earlier today.
Measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, the earthquake sent ten-metre waves surging inland and sparked fires in Tokyo. Japan's meteorological agency said the tsunami struck Sendai, which has a population of about one million. Recent Earthquakes in Hawai`i - Index Map. What's New The latest version of Volcweb was launched December 20, 2013.
Japan earthquake: Hawaii struck by tsunami. 12 March 2011Last updated at 02:39 Tourists in Honolulu fled to higher ground as the alarm was raised overnight Tsunami waves caused by the huge quake off Japan have reached the US Pacific coast, hours after bowling past Hawaii, but it was largely spared major damage. Thousands of people had been ordered to leave coastal areas in the US state of Hawaii ahead of the waves' arrival.
Evacuation orders were also issued in some coastal areas of the western US and Canada's British Columbia province. At least five people in California and Oregon were swept out to sea, and some boats were torn from moorings. Waves of over 6ft (2m) struck Crescent City in California, damaging vessels and harbour docks, while Santa Cruz sustained about $2m (£1.25m) in damage, emergency officials said. Les Etats-Unis se préparent. Avec une magnitude de 8,9, le séisme enregistré ce matin au Japon est le cinquième plus puissant des cent dernières années. ©2011 Google Réactualisé à 16h07 Le Japon est habitué aux tremblements de terre, mais celui qui l'a frappé ce matin est le plus violent de toute son histoire : c'est même le cinquième plus puissant séisme des cent dernières années.
Avec une magnitude de 8,9 sur l'échelle de Richter, ce séisme se rapproche de l'intensité de celui de Sumatra en 2004 (9,1), qui avait créé un gigantesque tsunami dont le souvenir reste bien sombre en Asie du Sud-Est, ayant entraîné environ 270 000 morts. California nuclear plants shut down as tsunami precaution - POWERGRID International/Electric Light & Power. Video Tsunami : la côte ouest des Etats-Unis en alerte. Alerte sur la cote ouest. Residents living near beaches along the Oregon coast evacuated their homes Friday morning, and gift shops and other businesses stayed shuttered as a tsunami surged across the Pacific following a massive earthquake in Japan. Skip to next paragraph Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition Some evacuees in Seaside drove into a hilly area overlooking town to wait for the predicted big waves, which were expected to hit the Oregon coast between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Restaurants, gift shops and other businesses in the tourist town were shuttered, and hotels were evacuated. Evacuations were reported in parts of several coastal communities. Streams of eastbound traffic were reported on some roads near the coast as residents sought higher ground, and long lines were reported at some gas stations. Coastal communities were bracing for waves of up to 6 feet that could cause damage. Schools up and down the coast were closed. Gov.