Search results for ‘tsunami’
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Japan tsunami: the aftermath live blog
The biggest earthquake in Japan’s history sparked a tsunami which swept across the north east of the country, leaving devastation in its path. Follow events as they happen on our live blog.
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Japan: British citizens among tsunami missing
The Foreign Office confirms there are no reports of British deaths in Japan yet – but there are severe concerns for a number of citizens as Channel 4 News learns of lucky UK survivors.
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Japan disaster: Kesennuma hit by quake, tsunami and fire
Boats litter the road after slamming into Kesennuma, one of the worst-hit places in Japan’s quake disaster. Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson reports on the desolation left there by the tsunami.
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Japan live blog: tsunami and nuclear disaster
A second blast has rocked the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, which was damaged in Friday’s earthquake and tsunami. Follow all of Monday’s events here in a replay of our live blog.
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Post-tsunami Japan looks to PM Kan for leadership
Will Japan premier Naoto Kan’s handling of the tsunami disaster mark him out as a great leader – or could events of the last few days do for him what Hurricane Katrina did for George W Bush?
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Minamisanriku: Japan’s tsunami-hit ground zero
Alex Thomson reports from the devastated port Minamisanriku. He says in 30 years as a war correspondent – covering over 20 wars and several major earthquakes – he’s never seen anything on this scale.
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After the tsunami – what next for Japan?
As rescue workers search the debris for survivors after Japan’s devastating tsunami, Ed Fraser looks back at the lessons learned from the aftermath of the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004.
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LIVE BLOG: Japan tsunami
How the story unfolded following the Japan earthquake and tsunami – events as they happened via the #c4news live blog.
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10,000 missing in port town after tsunami
Over half the population of the northern Japanese port town of Minamisanriku are feared missing, as shocking aerial footage reveals the scale of the devastation caused by the tsunami.
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Tsunami hits Japan after 8.9 magnitude Pacific quake
Up to 1,000 people are feared dead following the biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began. Offers of aid have been coming in from around the world. Channel 4 News speaks to eyewitnesses.
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Tsunami science: a wall of water
Not all earthquakes produce tsunamis. And the power of a seismic wave as it hits land depends on a whole range of factors. Channel 4 News looks at why tsunamis can be so devastating.
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Japan tsunami: ‘Entire villages swept away’
Witnesses speak to Channel 4 News about a country in shock as Japan assesses the damage of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake, which in turn triggered a 10 metre high tsunami.
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Tsunami death toll rises in Indonesia
As the death toll from the tsunami in Indonesia rises the Red Cross tells Channel 4 News the weather has been hampering its aid efforts three days after the disaster.
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Tsunami and volcano hit Indonesia killing hundreds
Hundreds of people are dead in Indonesia after a tsunami and volcano struck the country. An earth scientist has told Channel 4 News there is a need for educational campaigns in tsunami prone areas.
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More affected by Pakistan floods than tsunami
As the number of people directly affected by the Pakistan floods exceeds those hit by the 2004 tsunami, Science Correspondent Tom Clarke examines the weather patterns which could be to blame.
