EDITORIAL: Mapping a nuke-free power plan 13 years after nuclear accident | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis asahi.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from asahi.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ten years on, Japan mourns victims of earthquake and Fukushima disaster
Reuters | Mar 11, 2021 05:27 PM EST
Yellow handkerchiefs bearing messages supporting people in areas hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami are hanged at Iwaki 3.11 (Photo : REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)
With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear protests, Japan on Thursday mourned about 20,000 victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan 10 years ago, destroying towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima.
Huge waves triggered by the 9.0-magnitude quake - one of the strongest on record - crashed into the northeastern coast, crippling the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant and forcing more than 160,000 residents to flee as radiation spewed into the air.
Japan fell silent on Thursday to mark 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatised a nation.
The Straits Times
10 years after Fukushima disaster: Japan mourns victims of massive quake, nuclear accident
People releasing balloons with messages for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Natori, in Japan s north-eastern Miyagi prefecture, on March 11, 2021. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Ms Mariko Odawara praying for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami on their 10th anniversary in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS
PublishedMar 11, 2021, 9:35 am SGT
https://str.sg/JjdJ
They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account.
Share link:
Or share via:
Sign up or log in to read this article in full