Friday 11 March 2011

Tsunami in Japan

Breaking news : Taken from news.yahoo.com



TOKYO – A powerful tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast Friday, sweeping away boats, cars, homes and people as widespread fires burned out of control. Authorities said at least 32 people were killed.




The magnitude 8.9 offshore quake was followed by at least 19 aftershocks, most of them of more than magnitude 6.0. Dozens of cities and villages along a 1,300-mile (2,100-kilometer) stretch of coastline were shaken by violent tremors that reached as far away as Tokyo, hundreds of miles (kilometers) from the epicenter.




AFP/JIJI Press – Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall
at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture after a massive quake…



Tsunami Messages for All Regions (Past 30 days)


Image last created on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:06:21 UTC.





Wave from tsunami heads to coast

In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, a wave from the tsunami heads to the coast in Miyagi Prefecture on the north east coast of Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast. (AP PHOTO/NHK TV)



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My sister in Terengganu called to say that they have been advised to stay away from coastal area, she said they were at Primula Hotel near Pantai Batu Burok (Batu Burok Beach) this afternoon and could see that the sea's condition wasn't good.. prayers for the safety of my family, friends and all.

and I also pray for my brother in Sabah as well, thou he said that he is in the higher ground and in the middle of the state, but I heard certain areas are to be on alert.

Condolences to the people of Japan, praying for them (I hope Nana and her family are well) and the neighbouring countries.

and praying for my beloved country...


"May we always be protected from any disasters...amiin.."



18 comments:

i amsterdam said...

Semuga one of my blog follower, Hanis MY dari http:/hanasakura-tomodachi.blogspot.com/ dan suami selamat. Mereka di Sendai... lebih kurang 100km je dari epicenter tu :(

Cheqna said...

We'll pray for their safety..

Nisa' said...

Earthquakes and tsunami are terrible natural disaster :[ It's sad indeed. I hope people I know and I do not know are safe there.

Cheqna said...

Nisa',

amiin...and lets take this latest "disaster" be a reminder to us, to make us a better person, InsyaAllah.

Bie said...

sama2 kita mendoakan semoga selamat...sesape saja yang kita kenali walaupun hanya di blog...amin

Cheqna said...

Bie,

betul tu..doakan selamat semuanya..amiin.

thomas said...

Must be careful nowadays,the world is becoming very unpredictable,
a tsunami could hit east coast states incuding Sabah and Sarawak if an earthquake triggered one in southern Taiwan or Japan.

Cat-from-Sydney said...

Am praying for the safety of all animals in the affected areas. purrrr.....meow!

Jolly Princess said...

This was very scary. My sister, her husband and my niece had to sleep at evacuation center because of tsunami threat. Their place is on alert level 2 for possible tsumani in the Philippines in the aftermath of this earthquake.

Nana said...

salam cheqna,

Thanks for your doa. We are all fine.
My heart aches watching the live news. The damage is huge!

Aishah said...

Sendai where i amsterdam's follower is, is the worst hit by the tsunami.

Cheqna said...

Thomas,

yes..nowdays disasters can happen anytime, anywhere without warning. Pray that we all be protected..

Cheqna said...

Cats,

for all dear..

:-)

Cheqna said...

JP,

hope it will get back to normal soon..take care

Cheqna said...

W'salam Nana,

Alhamdulillah..good to hear from you.

take care.

Cheqna said...

Aishah,

I checked out her blog, someone posted that she and her hubby are safe n are now in Tokyo..Alhamdulillah.

hope everyone's okay too.

papabear said...

hope that they don't blame Godzilla... but on a serious note, hope that the country would recover quickly and the people are well taken care of..

TK said...

I just came back from KB. Dari last nite hujan sgt lebat until today kat KT non stop. Takutnye tgok laut...Scary. Dahlah keje kat tepi laut tu je..Ptg ni Kt sgt jam, ramai org wpun hujan lebat.

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