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Right now looks like theres a lot of incredible fires going on, water damage, just destruction in general. what do you know about that particular area of the country? >> reporter: well, theres one of the major cities out in japan. you know, the fact they are already, you know -- initial reports were getting, the damage were already seeing, you can imagine once things quiet down, things get settled, well get more reports of that. so, you can imagine the economic impact they will feel. sendai is d...

It assumes that most elevators came to a halt in the region affected by the disaster. according to toshiba elevator it assumes most elevators came to a halt in the region effected by the disaster. at the moment the company has been collecting information about mechanical troubles. the industry ministers nuclear and industrial safety agency has put in place an emergency center for the earthquake. it will collect information concerning damages caused by the earthquake to nuclear power plants aroun...

We are looking at incredible video coming in from nhk, the public broadcaster out here. homes have been swept away by these waves. you know, you can imagine with these images just how bad the damage will be once that water recedes. >> were also seeing a lot of flames. from your vantage point at that abc building there, are you seeing any fires? >> reporter: we are not seeing any from our vantage point but we have been watching all the footage coming through japanese media reports. nhk has not co...

And people on the roof evacuated from the roof to higher ground. >> the scene reminiscent of two things. we havent seen this since 2004 when a 9.1 magnitude quake struck off the coast of indonesia. more than 220,000 people perished in that disaster. this is japans biggest disaster since 1995, 6,000 people perished in that disaster. the waving of the flag from the rooftop reminiscent of the hurricane katrina disaster in new orleans six years ago. were seeing all of this unfold in japan. normal fr...

Right now were hearing them report on possible damages to actually nuclear power plants in that area. as you see, the tsunami waters just roll through the countryside there taking out homes and boats and cars all along with it. you see the damage here is going to be unfolding in front of us for quite some time. >> staggering. consider this number, for example, the last big quake to strike japan was back in 1995, a 6.8 magnitude quake, 6,000 people died in that disaster. right now were hearing va...

You can see it taking out homes and buildings there as it rolls forward. this is in a rural region north of tokyo called miyagi. as you can see, this is obviously causing mass destruction in this particular region. as we continue to get more details, most people are saying the aftershock was just as bad, coming in at 7.4. once again, this quake struck in the middle of the afternoon, a friday amp locally, 2:46, so most people at work or out and about. perhaps the one upside might be this looks to...

Quake and 7.4 aftershock that hit 30 minutes later. that is what triggered a tsunami that is really causing great devastation there. >> amazing. this is the second major quake to hit japan in just a week. first the reports of a 13-foot tsunami and now tsunami watches and warnings not only for japan, as you can imagine, but russia, japan, the philippines, indonesia, guam and the u.s. state of hawaii as well. this is evolving into an international event. dramatic footage, homes and buildings just ...

Are you hearing anything about the extent of the damage? i know its pandemonium and chaos, not surprisingly, but are you hearing anything about the damage of all this may be? >> reporter: its interesting. we were just mentioning some of the aftershocks. as im sitting here talking to you, weve gotten quite a lot of aftershocks since that first quake hit just before 3:00. you mentioned the images weve been seeing, these homes being washed away on the northern coast of japan. you know, we can say t...

Country of japan. right now were hearing them report on possible damages to actually nuclear power plants in that area. as you see, the tsunami waters just roll through the countryside there taking out homes and boats and cars all along with it. you see the damage here is going to be unfolding in front of us for quite some time. >> staggering. consider this number, for example, the last big quake to strike japan was back in 1995, a 6.8 magnitude quake, 6,000 people died in that disaster. right n...

Obviously more than one tsunami is capable of striking with such a strongth quake? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, you know, the government is warning people to stay at higher ground, which this kind of shaking you can imagine. were seeing the tsunami, the waves coming in right now, but, i mean, you know, people arent safe to head back out. i mean, theres really -- the simple message is, you know, seek higher ground. do not go back to your homes. and stay there until we assess the damage and assess e...