Japan Tsunami 2011: 30-foot waves caught on cam by coast guards

While sailing 3 miles out at sea, the Japanese coast guards encountered the 30-foot tsunami waves following the massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the area on March 11, 2011.

The coast guards were able to take a footage as the waves swelled in front of them as they sail straight towards them. The video was released on Saturday.

Courtesy of youtube, here is the said Japan Tsunami 2011 video:

Japan Earthquake 2011: Over '1000' people feared dead, possible radiation leaks

A day after a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Japan which is the strongest to ever hit the country in recorded history triggering a destructive tsunami, more than one thousand people are now being feared to be dead. The government also expressed its concerns over possible radiation leaks from damaged nuclear power plant.

Waves of tsunami hitting the coast of Miyagi, Japan after a massive 8.9 earthquake struck the area on March 11, 2011 | Photo courtesy of the owner

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yuki Edano said the death toll would probably well over 1000.

Kyodo News agency reported that 420 bodies had been recovered by the authorities, with about 1000 are still missing and many sustained injuries.

The government fears of more destruction as large-scale aftershocks are being experienced. The Meteorological Agency said more than 100 aftershocks had occurred in the past 24 hours, many of them stronger than magnitude-6 on the Richter scale.

The agency has issued tsunami warnings for many coastal regions in the country.
Radioactive caesium has been found near the nuclear power plants of Fukushima in the quake-stricken north-eastern region, the government's nuclear safety commission said.

Evacuees stand around Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo Japan March 11, 2011. | Photo courtesy of Reuters

But public broadcaster NHK reported as the amount of the leak is limited and most of radiation is still in the reactor, that is not a cause of concern, citing Naoto Sekimura, professor at the University of Tokyo, an expert of quantum engineering.

Evacuations had been ordered early Saturday after the cooling system at a second nuclear power plant broke down in the wake of the massive earthquake.

Residents within 3 kilometres of the Fukushima II power plant were also ordered to leave their homes. Earlier in the day, authorities extended evacuations to residents living within 10 kilometres of another nearby nuclear plant, Fukushima I, where the cooling system experienced troubles Friday.

A worker inspects a caved-in section of the Joban Motorway near Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in Japan slammed its eastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Nexco East Japan via Kyodo News)

Radiation measurements inside the Fukushima I nuclear plant were 1,000 times higher than normal, the Kyodo news agency reported early Saturday, citing Japan's nuclear safety agency.

The country was facing the risk of blackouts as a result of damage to power systems caused by the earthquake and tsunami, the Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) warned Saturday.

The risk of power failures was not confined to the affected areas.

TEPCO urged businesses and residents to use electricity sparingly. The utility could currently provide only 37 million kilowatts of power, which could be increased by 1 million kilowatts by the evening.

The company has sought support from other operators, the Kyodo news agency reported.

TEPCO supplies power to the damaged Fukushima I nuclear plant. Ventilators at the plant had to be opened to release pressure within reactors. A small amount of radiation was released in the process, the company said. rn Japan, while thousands were stranded in Miyagi, waiting for assistance, the Nikkei business daily said.

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March 2011 Japan Earthquake, Tsunami Live Video Broadcast

A Filipina woman residing in Japan told TV Patrol during a live interview earlier said that their only source of information right now, in the area where she is at, is the internet. She added that their phone signal does not work as well. And so, to those who are experiencing the same and to those who wants update about the tragic event happening in Japan right now, here's a live video broadcast of the Japanese Channel, NHK-World, I found at UStream:


Video streaming by Ustream

Let me also repost here the videos I found on Youtube:

Update: A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck northeast Pacific coast of Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011, shaking buildings for several minutes and causing tsunami, fires and landslides. The quake was also felt in the other parts of the country, including its capital city, Tokyo.

Here are videos of news reports of the devastating March 11, 2011 Japan Earthquake courtesy of Youtube:

Largest earthquake to hit Japan continues to devastate | Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Videos

Breaking News: A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck northeast Pacific coast of Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011, shaking buildings for several minutes and causing tsunami, fires and landslides.

Largest to ever hit Japan, the quake was also felt in the other parts of the country, including its capital city, Tokyo.

Update(6:20PM, Philippine Time): Government and police raise death toll from Japan quake to 29 - AP

Here are videos of news reports of the devastating March 11, 2011 Japan Earthquake courtesy of Youtube:

March 11, 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Videos

Update: A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck northeast Pacific coast of Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011, shaking buildings for several minutes and causing tsunami, fires and landslides. The quake was also felt in the other parts of the country, including its capital city, Tokyo.

Here are videos of news reports of the devastating March 11, 2011 Japan Earthquake courtesy of Youtube:

8.9-magnitude Japan Earthquake causes tsunami, fire, landslides (Videos)

A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Japan's northeast Pacific coast Sankiru on Friday, March 11, 2011, shaking buildings for several minutes and causing tsunami, fires and landslides. The quake was also felt in the capital city, Tokyo.

Here are videos of news reports of the devastating March 11, 2011 Japan Earthquake courtesy of Youtube: