There is no way of knowing yet. With the aftershocks going on and rubble everywhere, no one can get an exact headcount as of right now.
So far, from 15th March 2011, over 10,000 people are dead.
There are over five thousand people injured from the Japan earthquake and tsunami that followed, and more than 500,000 homeless.
The tsunami of December 26, 2004 killed a total of about 230,000 people.
Earthquake itself is not dangerous if you know how to response. as long as you are on the right place, for example on an open place or inside seismic resistant buildings, etc you will be fine. Many people killed during earthquake because of panic and do wrong thing. tsunami triggered by underwater earthquake and off course more more more dangerous than earthquake. for example if there is no tsunami in sendai, miyagi, iwate area (march 11, 2011) the people killed will be not so significant. tsunami is the most dangerous natural disaster in the world.
Yes. The majority od the deaths from the eruption of Karakatoa were from the tsunami. The tsunami is believed to have killed more than 33,000 people.
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami killed more than 150,000 people. Others have killed 40,000 and 25,000 people.
Yes. To date, the worst natural disaster of the 21st century was the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed over 230,000 people. The Japanese tsunamis of 2011 killed more than 15,000 people.
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The japan tsunami was at night so it killed more people then it would have done. A eyewitness said that her husband was ripped from her hands and that it killed over 10,000 people and left millions naked and homeless.
There are over five thousand people injured from the Japan earthquake and tsunami that followed, and more than 500,000 homeless.
The tsunami of December 26, 2004 killed a total of about 230,000 people.
Earthquake itself is not dangerous if you know how to response. as long as you are on the right place, for example on an open place or inside seismic resistant buildings, etc you will be fine. Many people killed during earthquake because of panic and do wrong thing. tsunami triggered by underwater earthquake and off course more more more dangerous than earthquake. for example if there is no tsunami in sendai, miyagi, iwate area (march 11, 2011) the people killed will be not so significant. tsunami is the most dangerous natural disaster in the world.
over 10,000 people were affected on that day. people lost treasured family members,pets,valuables and many more in the tsunami.
Yes. The majority od the deaths from the eruption of Karakatoa were from the tsunami. The tsunami is believed to have killed more than 33,000 people.
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The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami killed more than 150,000 people. Others have killed 40,000 and 25,000 people.
One tsunami would be the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami.
The earthquake generated tsunami on March 11, 2011 produced waves that surpassed four story buildings, or more than 40 feet, as witnessed in Shizugawa and elsewhere near Japan's coast. The tsunami was so powerful its waves traveled the entire Pacific ocean and were felt from the coasts of Alaska to that of Chile.