Powerful quake rocks Japan - Asia-Pacific Hundreds of people are dead after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Japan, triggering a devastating 10-metre-high tsunami along parts of the country's northeastern coastline. The massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday afternoon local time, creating gigantic waves which swept away cars, boats, homes and people as the surging water overwhelmed coastal barriers. Widespread fires burned out of control and Japan's nuclear industry was on alert as reactors shut down automatically as a safety precaution. Millions of people are reported to be without electricity, airports are closed and public transport in Tokyo and other cities has come to a halt as Japan reels amid the twin devastations. Police said 200 to 300 bodies have been found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai where hundreds of buildings have collapsed. Japan's NHK television said the victims appeared to have drowned. Police said another 88 were confirmed killed and 349 were missing. Ship swept away
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Audioboos from Japan detail the tragedy of the Tsunami As with all breaking news today, social tools like Twitter are showing their strength in getting the breaking news out there about the awful events in Japan. Just as everyone else is, I am glue to Twitter right now to see what’s happening, but reports are coming in via many other means. One of those is Audioboo, which has long had a page of the latest “boos” streaming in from users. The Boo Map, which puts recording on a Google Map, also comes in handy at times like these. Interestingly, since Audioboo is set up for voice reporting, Soundcloud, by contrast, is just not set up for breaking news events, being far more concentrated on music. This is despite their latest focus being on live recording from smartphones.
Egypt's remarkable 18 days - Middle East Japan earthquake - live updates | World news 7.22am: Japan has been rocked by a series of earthquakes causing a major Tsunami. Here's some details from our Japan correspondent, Justin McCurry: A series of powerful earthquakes struck north-east Japan on Friday afternoon, triggering warnings of tsunami as high as 10 metres and shaking buildings in Tokyo.The first earthquake struck at 2:46pm local time and measured magnitude-8.8, according to the US geological survey. Within 30 minutes the same region was rocked by two more big quakes of slightly lower intensity, Japanese news reports said.The first quake, Japan's biggest for seven years, struck at a depth of six miles about 80 miles of the eastern coast, according to Japan's meteorological agency.The Pacific tsunami warning centre in Hawaii said a tsunami warning was in effect for Japan, Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas. 7.26am: Al-Jazeera is streaming live coverage of the events in Japan. Some other developments: • There are reports of injuries in Tokyo. @mistahanta
France Inter - Là-bas, si j'y suis Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System IMAGES - Le soulèvement égyptien en vidéos - Big Browser - Blog LeMonde.fr Depuis mardi 25 janvier, un soulèvement populaire d'une ampleur inédite a fait vaciller le pouvoir égyptien. Au Caire, à Alexandrie ou encore à Suez, des dizaines de milliers de personnes sont descendues dans la rue pour demander le départ du président Hosni Moubarak. Des affrontements violents ont opposé manifestants et policiers avant que l'armée ne soit obligée de s'interposer. Au total, 150 personnes sont mortes et des centaines d'autres blessées. Retour sur ces événements historiques en vidéo. Première manifestation de grande ampleur Mardi 25 janvier, une coalition de partis et de mouvements de jeunes appellent à descendre dans la rue. Premiers affrontements Dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi, les premiers troubles opposent manifestants et policiers dans le centre-ville du Caire. Un homme tué par les policiers Cette video montre un manifestants tué par un tir de la police dans le Sinaï, dans le nord-est de l'Egypte. Journée de colère La police attaque La bataille du pont du Nil