At 6:46 Italian time (14:46 in Japan), Japan has been hit by a devastating earthquake: 8.9 Richter.
E 'was calculated that the' epicenter of the quake occurred at sea, 100 km from the coast, and the prefecture Miyagi, and 24.4 deep.
It was one of the most powerful earthquakes of the last 150 years. The victims are legion.
Japan was hit by a 'wave of tsunamis with catastrophic consequences.
The country is in a nuclear emergency, even if the government ensures that there are no radioactive leaks, power plants were closed and people evacuated, but the damage is considerable.
The country is literally devastated.
A ship with a hundred people on board has been overwhelmed by the tsunami, just as there has been no news of a train traveling on the 'coastal area of \u200b\u200bMiyagi.
Tsunami waves that with more than ten meters was upon Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi, causing destruction. On the beach at Sendai
there are at least 300 bodies. The force of the waves swept away everything that has been in its path. Also in Tokyo
damages are substantial, both things that people, but luckily the ability of anti-seismic buildings in Japan is paying off, reducing the crashes to a minimum.
blocked all routes, railway lines and ports.
The Italian State through the words of its chairman, has declared its solidarity with the Japanese people, by sending a message Emperor of Japan Akihito: "The news of the dire consequences of the earthquake that struck northeastern Japan, causing great casualties and material destruction, I was deeply saddened. In this moment so dramatic, Italy, united with her country by firm bonds of friendship, clinging to the Japanese people. With these sentiments, I would send it on my own behalf and the Italian people the deepest sympathy and expressions of human solidarity for the victims. "
We join all these words, hoping that the number of victims does not grow further, we can not help but shake in a virtual embrace our sisters and our brothers in Japan.
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