Emperor leads tributes to 19000 people killed after earthquake,and PM says reconstruction is making regular progress Japan’s emperor has led tributes to the 19000 people who died five years ago when a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck the country’s north-east coast and triggered a triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Across the devastated region, people observed a moment’s silence at 2.46pm on Friday, or the exact moment in 2011 when a magnitude-9 earthquake the biggest in Japan’s recorded history unleashed a tsunami that engulfed entire towns and villages. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com