Man & Technology – powerless against Nature: A Humbling and sad reminder
Tsunami hits Japan. Pacific Rim in imminent danger.
A Tsunami of strength 8.4 on the Richter scale hit Japan’s Pacific coast wrecking huge destruction.
Read the full news story in ‘Headlines Today’ for a well-documented piece of writing. ‘Headlines Today’ has this to say, “A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast on Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control.
Hours later, the tsunami hit Hawaii and warnings blanketed the Pacific, as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast. Police said 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai. Another 88 were confirmed killed and at least 349 were missing. The death toll was likely to continue climbing given the scale of the disaster.”