Er bereiken ons schokkende nieuwsberichten uit Japan! Het land van de rijzende zon werd zopas getroffen door een historische aardbeving met een kracht van 8,9 op de schaal van Richter. De aardbeving veroorzaakte vervolgens een tsunami met hoogte tot 10 meter, die met volle kracht insloeg op de kust van Japan. We volgen de live beelden momenteel op de voet via CNBC. Via Reuters:

(Reuters) – The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, cars and farm buildings on fire. At least six people were killed, five in Fukushima prefecture north of the capital, Tokyo, where four million homes were without power, and one in eastern Tochigi prefecture, media said. A hotel collapsed in the city of Sendai and people were feared buried in the rubble. The 8.9 magnitude quake caused many injuries, public broadcaster NHK said, sparked fires and the wall of water, prompting warnings to people to move to higher ground in coastal areas. The Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia all issued tsunami alerts, reviving memories of the giant tsunami which struck Asia in 2004. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued alerts for countries to the west and across the Pacfici as far away as Colombia and Peru. There were several strong aftershocks. In Tokyo, buildings shook violently. An oil refinery near the city was on fire, with dozens of storage tanks under threat.