Page 4 - March 2011 News Today

A clip of waves washing away buildings and swallowing up fields has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in social media posts that falsely claim it shows a tsunami triggered by a 7.5-magnitude earthquake off Japan's western coast on January 1, 2024. The clip does show damage caused by a tsunami, but the footage was filmed in Miyagi prefecture after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011.

A video compilation depicting scenes from an earthquake has been shared on social media with a false claim it shows impacts of a powerful tremor that struck the western coast of Japan in January 2024. However, all clips in the video were taken in March 2011 when an earthquake and tsunami caused massive damage and left tens of thousands killed or missing in Japan.

Footage of fishin g buoys washed away by waves has been shared by social media users with a false claim that it shows the impact of a 7.5-magnitude earthquake which struck the western coast of Japan on New Year's Day. The video in fact depicts scenes from the tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011.

After a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit the western coast of Japan on New Year's Day, a video was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed tsunami waves submerging a street in Ishikawa prefecture. While waves at least 1.2 metres (four feet) high did hit a coastal city in Ishikawa, the video in fact shows footage captured during a devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011.

To rise this morning. there are thought to be many more people trapped under collapsed buildings. the temperature in the area last night was below freezing. the race is now on to get to them as quickly as possible. but rescue efforts are being hampered by massive damage to roads. dozens of landslides triggered by the quake have blocked, or even ripped apart, many of the main roads along the peninsula. mondays quake was extremely large and shallow, and the shaking very violent. the highest record...

Near the peninsula getting to the u.s. geological survey. initially, tsunami warnings were issued, and people are urged to evacuate. tsunami waves of up to four feet hit several areas along the coast. here, a tsunami wave crashes over the harbor sea wall in -- the tsunami warnings were later canceled, but the quake in dozens of aftershocks caused fires, large fish isnt roads. several people were reported trapped under collapsed buildings. tens of thousands of customers experience power outages. ...

Of control into the night, sparked by broken gas mains and overturned kerosene heaters. fire services unable to reach the scene for many hours after the quake hit. wajima is on the far north of the noto peninsula, closest to the epicentre of mondays quake. the damage here has been extensive. the death toll has begun to rise this morning. there are thought to be many more people trapped under collapsed buildings. the temperature in the area last night was below freezing. the race is now on to get...

Move forwards policy to reform the military and break up business monopolies which was the real reason behind the decision to block that party. to japan next where the government is expected to make a decision over the release of treated water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the sea shortly. since the disaster in 2011, the water has been stored in tanks, but they are now full. our reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more. the fukushima nuclear disaster in march 2011 happened wh...

From the area. i felt that my direct contact with them was indispensable, was something i was keen on doing in order to do what i am doing with you here, but of course, with the added, i would say, ingredient of this being in contact with the people at the first lines of impact of whatever we do there. what happened in march 2011 there and the subsequent actions that have been taken by the japanese government from my perspective the international community and the iaea. and as you can imagine th...

The israeli military allowing them to leave the camp, some raising their hands or waving makeshift white flags in a gesture of surrender. to japan now where the loss of the un nuclear agency is visiting this week ahead of plans to release treated radioactive waste water from the four shima nuclear power plant. back in march 2011 the facility was hit by a huge earthquake and tsunami which destroyed its cooling systems and caused three reactors to melt, making it one of the worlds worst ever nucle...