On March 11, 2011, an earthquake struck the north east coast of Japan measuring an astonishing 8.9. The epicentre of the quake was about 80 miles off the east coast of Honshu, Japan and caused deadly tsunami’s, mud slides, agricultural devastation and building destruction. The tsunami reached 10km inland at a height of 10m as it swept away cars, houses and people. So far the tsunami has taken at least 2,000 lives. The Fukishima Nuclear Power Plants have been severely damaged and millions are left without food and power and hospitals have no medicine.
The most devastated areas of the earthquake are located on the north east coasts. Towns like Sendai and Tsumi have taken the hardest hit of the earthquakes destructive force.
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