Tsunami has occurred in Japan after a strong earthquake on Monday.
According to reports, tsunami waves reached 0.4 meters (1.3 ft) high. There is a possibility of these waves rising even higher. People in the western maritime region have been asked to leave coastal areas as soon as possible.
The Japan Meteorological Agency reported earthquakes, one of which measured 7.6, off the coast of Ishikawa and surrounding prefectures at 4 p.m. local time.
People are in panic due to tsunami after the strong earthquake. The pain of the devastation caused by the tsunami in Japan in 2011 has become fresh today.
On March 11, 2011, a strong earthquake was felt 70 kilometers away from Japan’s eastern peninsula Oshika, whose intensity was measured at 9 on the Richter scale. Its center was at a depth of 24 kilometers.
Such a strong earthquake shook northeastern Japan. About 20 minutes later, tsunami waves arose and hit Hokkaido in the north and Okinawa island in the south.
This collision caused huge destruction there. According to the National Police Agency, more than 15,000 people died due to the tsunami. More than 2,000 people are still included in the missing list.
Salt water from the sea entered the nuclear plant
Not only this, the strong waves of tsunami also entered the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Due to salty sea water entering the nuclear plant, the reactors started melting and explosions started.
A large amount of radioactive elements leaked from the plant causing nuclear radiation. Japanese officials were able to control it to some extent after hard work, which took a lot of time.
After this, Japan closed all its nuclear power plants for 3 years. This natural disaster shocked the world.
Questions began to arise especially regarding the safety of nuclear plants. In view of this, many steps were taken for security.