Ten years on, Japan mourns victims of earthquake and Fukushima disaster

in hive-116221 •  4 years ago 

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With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear protests, Japan on Thursday mourned about 20,000 victims of the huge earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan 10 years ago, destroying towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima.

Huge waves triggered by the 9.0-magnitude quake — one of the strongest on record — crashed into the northeastern coast, crippling the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant and forcing more than 160,000 residents to flee as radiation spewed into the air.


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