Another quake jerks Japan; fresh Tsunami alert issued
Fresh
tsunami
alerts
also
has
been
issued
in
the
country
as
the
new
quake
shook
Japan.
Sources
reported
that
on
Monday,
the
shake
was
heavily
observed
from
the
capital
of
the
country
and
struck
at
a
depth
of
18
kilometers
off
Ibaraki
prefecture.
Recent
earthquakes
in
past
7
days.
Residents
are
advised
to
vacate
the
sea
level
areas
and
are
ordered
to
higher
ground
as
the
sea
was
reportedly
seen
retreating
off
Iwate
prefecture
in
the
north-east
of
Honshu
island,
a
phenomenon
that
occurs
before
the
massive
waves
hit.
Meanwhile, a fresh hydrogen explosion has occurred in the third reactor of Fukushima nuclear power plant. 160 people are feared to have been poisoned over the radioactive rays.
More than 18,000 people were shifted from the near regions of the nuclear power plant. The total death toll is estimated crossed 10,000. Though 2,000 deaths have been declared officially.
Japan experienced earthquake of 8.9 magnitude followed by a devastating tsunami on Friday, Mar 11. Now, fresh volcano eruption was also reported. Japan's Kyodo news agency reports that about 2000 bodies have been found on the shores of Miyagi prefecture. Miyagi was one of the the worst effected places during Friday's quake and tsunami.
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