TOKYO - Several injured in north-eastern Japan, especially in the prefecture of Miyagi, but also in Tokyo, after two earthquakes in that mid-afternoon local time it has invested the coasts. According to the Center of the U.S. Geological Survey Control, knocked the well has reached an intensity of 8.8 degrees on the open Richter scale.
TSUNAMI - Immediate alert 'tsunami' issued by the Japanese, who have warned about the danger of a tidal wave several meters high, even up to 10. An identical warning was soon extended to the entire Pacific Ocean, from Siberia and islands Kurils in Russia to Hawaii, and south from the Philippines to Papua New Guinea, via the Marianas and Micronesia. A "tsunami" of 4 meters was soon hit the northern coast of Honshu, the main Japanese archipelago.
FIRE - In the capital was closed the international airport in Narita, skyscrapers have fluctuated violently, triggering panic among the population, while at least six outbreaks of fire erupted in the port. Injuries due to the collapse of a roof have brought many people who were attending a graduation ceremony. A Miyagi, capital of the prefecture, the water from the sea was suddenly poured into the streets, dragging away car with him, and billboards. The harbor was filled with scrap vehicles. Experts have warned that earthquakes of this power are even more dangerous with the passing of the hours, since he is above all after a certain period of time that the 'tsunami', feeding on its own strength, is able to assume very large dimensions. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has convened an emergency meeting. The Minister of Defence, Toshimi Kitazawa, has alerted the self-defense forces.
SHOCK - The first quake reached magnitude 7.9, later corrected to 8.8, at 14:46 local time (6.15 in Italy) with epicenter at a depth of 15.1 miles and 81 miles from Sendai, in Honshu. Another strong quake of 7.8 was recorded at 15:15 local time (7.15 in Italy) off the waters of Ibaraki prefecture at a depth of 80 km.
MARKETS - Immediately after the earthquake, the yen began to lose ground against the dollar, reaching up to 83.30 from 82.74 before the earthquake. The yen also lost ground against the euro to 115.01 from 114.35. The euro-dollar cross is at 1.3815. The Tokyo Stock Exchange closed sharply lower. The Nikkei index has left on the ground first, 72% to 10,254.43 points. The index, however, had already opened in fall of 1, 30%, falling below 10,300 fee for the first time since February 1, undermined by political instability in the Middle East.
Courier
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