March 11, 2011. Latest: Authorities reported that at least 200-300 bodies were recovered after waters subsided from the eastern shore of Japan following the devastating tsunami on March 11.
Waves from the tsunami have now hit Hawaii with Kauai the first island to feel the effect of the 8.8 magnitude quake and tsunami. The Wall Street Journal reported: “Water rushed ashore in Honolulu, swamping the beach in Waikiki and surging over the break wall at a resort but stopping short of the area’s high-rise hotels.”
News24 reports that Japan’s top government spokesperson says the country has issued a state of emergency at a nuclear power plant after its cooling system failed. There was no radiation leak. This in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the country earlier today.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says the nuclear power plant in Fukushima developed a mechanical failure in the system needed to cool the reactor after it was shut down in Friday’s earthquake.
He said the measure was a precaution and there was no radiation leak at the Fukushima No 1 power plant. He said the facility was not in immediate danger.