2011 Tsunami Slams Japan

I AM SO SORRY PEOPLE OF JAPAN...YOU ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.

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UPDATE 8.43pm: THE first tsunami waves have reached the Kuril Islands chain after a powerful quake struck off Japan, prompting Russia to evacuate 11,000 people, officials said.

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The earthquake and tsunami in Japan on Friday struck an area that accounts for only a small fraction of the country's economic activity, but damage could still run into the tens of billions of dollars, according to analysts trying to assess the impact of the disaster.