Sendai

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Earthquake, Japan
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Sendai
  1. Tectonic hazards
    1. Earthquakes
      1. Sendai
        1. 9.0
          1. 100km east of Sendai, Japan
            1. 11th March 2011
              1. 4th largest earthquake ever recorded
                1. Pacific Plate slipped 5-10m
                  1. Triggered a 10m high tsunami
                    1. The 10 waves hit 3000km of coastline
                      1. The waves reached 10km inland
                      2. Responces
                        1. Long term?
                          1. Future contingency plans will need to consider the defennce needed to stop another large tsunami
                            1. Japan is already the most indebted country and the tsunami will make the problem worse
                            2. Short term
                              1. Survivors huddled together to keep warm
                                1. 100000 soldiers where mobilized
                                  1. UK sent 63 search and rescue specialists
                                    1. Other contries, like the USA, provided a lot of aid
                                  2. Effects
                                    1. Long Term
                                      1. Half a million homeless
                                        1. At lest 1 million homes without water
                                          1. Fukushima nuclear power station exploded
                                            1. More than 700 aftershocks
                                            2. Short term
                                              1. Parts of the coast where moved 4m into the Passific
                                                1. 500km2 where flooded
                                                  1. Tokyo skyscrapers shook like trees
                                                    1. Over 25000 dead or missing
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