government society of japan was prepared for this kind of event? reporter: you know, i think it is really difficult to be prepared for anything of this magnitude. the prime minister left about an hour ago in a helicopter and he is going to be visiting touring the scenes near the epicenter. and he has been handling the special task force and just about less than an hour ago, he had ordered residents living here, one of the nuclear reactors, expanded the evacuation from three kilometers to ten kilometer radius. so he he has been the he has been on top of it for this. you know, arata, we are
runways into rivers, up-ending boats in the port city of hachinohe. a massive flood of debris covers the farm fields of sendai. in this disaster there was no defense. stranded people in sendai had no choice but to surrender to the power of nature. following the widespread destruction in japan, waves raced across the pacific ocean, triggering soourntsunami alerts alaska, hawaii, and the west coast. it appears the u.s. has escaped significant damage. we ll check in with meteorologist jeff ranieri in san francisco in a moment. first, joining me on the phone from tokyo is our producer, arata yamamoto. hello, arata. reporter: hi. there have been more than 100 aftershocks of a magnitude of five or greater, i believe. are you feeling these?