Japan latest: Toll stands at 137 but deaths set to exceed 1,000 people
With still many unaccounted for one news agency says the death toll is expected to rise above 1,000 people.
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With still many unaccounted for one news agency says the death toll is expected to rise above 1,000 people.
Reports that scientists had established a link between the activities of the sun and moon with the today’s Pacific tsunami have been dismissed by Irish astronomers.
In video: how tourists and the residents of Japan experienced today’s earthquake.
Cities, towns and farmland seriously damaged by the 8.9 magnitude quake today, which then triggered tsunami.
Officials at the Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Foreign Affairs have so far made no official comment on the matter.
Indonesia and Guam have both lifted their tsunami warnings, after waves of just 10 centimetres hit the eastern Indonesian coast.
Weather centres around the Pacific rim show trajectory of deadly wave.
A volcano has erupted in Indonesia, just hours after an earthquake in Japan created a Pacific-wide tsunami.
People in the areas affected by the Pacific tsunami have uploaded photographs on social networking sites.
The Pacific tsunami has hit Taiwan causing minimal damage – it is due to hit the vulnerable Indonesia islandssoon.
Map shows how shallow the focus of earthquake is – red and orange spots denote shocks less than 25km from the surface.
The low lying Pacific islands may be swept over as a powerful tsunami hits the region – meanwhile Indonesia is bracing itself, as warnings indicate it will be the first area to be hit after Japan.
CCTV footage records Sendai airport being submerged by the tsunami.
Map shows the extent of earthquake activity – the bigger the square, the bigger the quake.
A 10 metre high tsunami has struck north-eastern Japan after a massive earthquake.