A major disaster, killing nearly 300 temporary dead, affected Japan today following an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude on the Richter scale, which was of greater magnitude than that experienced in China history and triggered a tsunami with waves up to 10 meters high and the burning of a nuclear plant.
Most fatalities would have been counted so far in the port city of Sendai, according to reports from Kyodo. The quake, according to data recorded by the U.S. Geological occurred at 14.45 local time (2.45 hours Argentina) and was felt in the northeastern region of Japan.
The quake's epicenter was located 373 kilometers northeast of Tokyo and its focus was located at a depth of 24.4 kilometers, causing a tsunami with waves up to ten meters high, which hit the port city of Sendai.
Japanese news agencies and television Japan account for dozens of collapsed houses, burning of different magnitude and reported in the early hours, about 45 wounded and 30 people remain missing.
The Argentine ambassador to Japan, Dejean Raul Rodriguez, said that "there has been no news" of fellow injured by the earthquake. Dejean
Rodriguez said that the Japanese authorities "so far received no notification of Argentina affected by the earthquake" and guaranteed that "all personnel of the embassy's fine."
Meanwhile, the station reported 97 fires NNK in different cities, but the worst was in the turbine section of Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi province.
However, the Kyodo news agency in accordance with the DPA reproducing said there was no indication of a leak of radioactive emissions.
in Iwate province, one of the most affected by the collapse of several houses, could not be controlled even the huge fire that broke out at a refinery in the city of Chiba, north of Tokyo, and was followed by a loud explosion.
On the other hand, the U.S. Geological Survey reported so far, at least 23 aftershocks stronger and occurred 40 minutes after macros, reaching a magnitude of 7.1.
Oceanic and Atmospheric Directorate of the United States reported that tsunami alerts were issued for 20 countries in North, Central and South America located in the Pacific region.
The warning notice extends along the coasts of Canada and the United States and reaches into the early morning hours, in southern Chile, appropriated the Ansa agency.
For Mexico, governing prevention from 9 am local time at various points, still in Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua few minutes before and just after the 16 stores.
For Panama, the U.S. office said the risk is concentrated between 17.48 and 20.55 local.
for Colombia and Ecuador, the risk is between 18.30 and 19 stores, and Peru at 19.38 local.
Meanwhile, in Chile's Easter Island Alert has its peak at 17.55 and on the continent, in Iquique, which is in the north, began shortly before midnight to go to the south, with the difference minutes, until 2 on Saturday, always in local time.
This estimate is based on the first tidal wave, caused by an earthquake in Japan that affected the port area of \u200b\u200bthe country.
Meanwhile, authorities in Hawaii ordered the evacuation of coastal areas for fear of tsunami and closed the main airports of the three islands.
The U.S. Navy also ordered the military ships stay in port at Pearl Harbor, to intervene if necessary.
Also, ordered evacuations in the overseas territory of Guam, where however there was in principle a wave that caused damage after the earthquake in Japan.
(Telam)
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