Tsunamis

There has been an explosion at one nuclear facility in Japan, and now there are fears over other reactors. But how serious is the situation? Channel 4 News speaks to a nuclear expert.

Alex Thomson reports from the Japanese port town of Minamisanriku, devastated by the tsunami. Around 10,000 of its people are feared dead – and yet survivors are surprised to see foreign help arrive.

Japan’s Prime Minister says the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear incidents are “the biggest crisis for Japan since World War II.” Channel 4 News speaks to a woman who cannot reach her family.

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.

How the story unfolded following the Japan earthquake and tsunami – events as they happened via the #c4news live blog.

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.

In a nation synonymous with the apocalyptic scenes in Hiroshima and Nagasaki the radioactive crisis at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant could become a defining moment for the nuclear industry.

Japanese authorities say that the Fukushima reactor is still safe and the radiation leak has been low – but the crisis is far from over as the exclusion zone widens around the nuclear plant.

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.

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.

We can plan to lessen the impact of events like the earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan, but their effect depends on a range of circumstances, explains seismologist Dr Wayne Richardson.

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.

A helpline have has been set up for concerned relatives, and the Foreign Secretary William Hague offers advice to those in the earthquake zone.

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.