Sunday, March 13, 2011
The scale of the devastation wreaked by the Japan earthquake and subsequent tsunami became clearer yesterday, as the first rescuers began arriving on the country’ north eastern coast.
Hundreds of bodies were reported floating around the city of Sendai, one of the country’s tourist hotspots.
Sendai, which is popular with visitors who take cherry blossom tours in Japan, was hit by a 10m high wave on Friday carrying debris and cars, while ships were tossed onto the harbour wall.
Over 250,000 people were sleeping in shelters, with five million homes left without power and one million households with no mains water.
It comes amid fears that the death toll could exceed 10,000 in the region of Miyagi, where Sendai is the capital.
Meanwhile, further down the coast, Japanese officials warned of a second explosion at Fukushima power station.
Hundreds of bodies were reported floating around the city of Sendai, one of the country’s tourist hotspots.
Sendai, which is popular with visitors who take cherry blossom tours in Japan, was hit by a 10m high wave on Friday carrying debris and cars, while ships were tossed onto the harbour wall.
Over 250,000 people were sleeping in shelters, with five million homes left without power and one million households with no mains water.
It comes amid fears that the death toll could exceed 10,000 in the region of Miyagi, where Sendai is the capital.
Meanwhile, further down the coast, Japanese officials warned of a second explosion at Fukushima power station.
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