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11 March 2011 - Tsunami
11 March 2011 - Tsunami
11 March 2011 - Tsunami
'Difficult situation'
On the tourist hub in Honolulu on the island of Oahu, long queues built up at petrol stations overnight and reports said people were rushing to shops to stock up on emergency supplies and water. Central Honolulu and Waikiki were packed with motorists trying to leave for higher ground and for shelters set up by the state, Reuters reported. The tsunami was triggered by a massive earthquake which hit the north-east of Japan, at 14.46 local time (05.46 GMT). Japanese television showed cars, ships and even buildings being swept away by a vast wall of water after the 8.9-magnitude earthquake. Seismologists say it is the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan since records began. A tsunami warning was extended across the Pacific to North and South America. The West Coast of the US is expecting any tsunami generated by the quake to hit land at 07.45 local time (15.45 GMT). Source : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12714558