Archive | March 11, 2011

60 killed in major tsunami after 8.9 Japan quake

                                TOKYO, March 11, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM) – A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan’s eastern coast Friday, killing at least 60 people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires […]

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Japan gov’t takes emergency steps, PM Naoto Kan asks people to stay calm

March 11, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / KYODO NEWS)  — Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan set up emergency headquarters on Friday at his office immediately after a devastating earthquake struck northeastern Japan and decided to send the Self-Defense Forces and other rescue teams as soon as possible to hard-hit areas, Kyodo News reported on Friday. ”The damage […]

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Death toll rises to 25 in South West China earthquake

YINGJIANG, Yunnan, March 11, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM) — The death toll from an earthquake that hit Yingjiang County in southwest China’s Yunnan Province Thursday noon has risen to 25, local authorities said. As reported by XINHUA on Friday, so far 250 people are confirmed injured in the 5.8-magnitude earthquake, with 134 in serious condition, the provincial […]

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