World news about “Tsunami” published by euronews.
Thailand: tsunami anniversary – nocomment Residents and tourists gathered in the Thai resort of Phuket to remember victims of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. 27/12/2011
Japan remembers six months after deadly tsunami – nocomment While the world is watching at the USA for 9/11 ceremonies, Japanese are honouring tsunami’s victims, six months after the tragedy happened. 12/09/2011
Watching TV in a japanese evacuation centreIn Kesennuma, a man watches a portable TV at an evacuation centre on the eve of Japan’s annual Buddhist ceremony Obon that welcomes back the spirits of the… 12/08/2011
TEPCO releases new photos of the Fukushima power plantCars are washed away by a tsunami at Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)‘s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, in this handout photo… 19/05/2011
Toyota hurt by earthquake and strong yen Toyota says it suffered a steeper-than-expected fall in quarterly profits after output was hit by Japan’s biggest earthquake on record. Its operating profit… 11/05/2011
Does the media influence our view of climate change? These are some of the questions you asked Nicholas Mirzoeff: 1- Does the media influence our perception of climate change in a negative way? 2- Why does… 10/05/2011
Will recent disasters inspire new movies? These are some of the questions you asked Xabi Molia: 1- Do movies over sensationalise disasters? 2-Will recent disasters inspire new movies? Disaster… 09/05/2011
Are some countries more disaster-prone than others? These are the questions you asked Patrick Savidan: 1- Do disasters affect poor countries more than rich countries? 2- Is it inevitable that natural… 09/05/2011
Do we need to adopt a “disaster-readiness attitude”? These are some of the questions you asked Valérie November: 1- Do risk management programmes reduce the impact of disasters? 2- Do we need to adopt a… 09/05/2011
Was the H1N1 pandemic invented by drugs companies? These are some of the questions you asked Andrew Lakoff: 1- Was the H1N1 pandemic invented by pharmaceutical lobbies? 2-Is globalisation leading to more… 09/05/2011
Is visiting disaster sites a way of healing the pain? These are some of the questions you asked Marita Sturken: 1-Is visiting disaster sites a way of healing the pain and move forward? 2- Does promoting tourism… 09/05/2011
Are there invisible disasters?These are some of the questions you asked Eric Klinenberg: 1- Does the media have a role in responding to disaster? 2- Are there invisible disasters that… 09/05/2011
Can we predict a disaster? These are some of the questions you asked Michel Lussault: 1- Can we predict a disaster? 2- As summer approaches, is Europe prepared to deal with possible… 09/05/2011
Japan: Shinto Shrine survivors On 11 March the Japanese town of Otsuchi was devastated by a 9-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami. Making matters even worse, fires raged unchecked for days… 07/04/2011
Japanese PM criticised for “late” visit to disaster zone Officials in Japan have confirmed that radioactive water is leaking into the sea from a damaged reactor at the Fukishima nuclear complex. Efforts are being… 02/04/2011
Porpoise rescue after Japan tsunamiRyo Taira lifts a porpoise out of a flooded rice field after it was swept by a tsunami following an earthquake in Sendai, in this picture taken by Asahi… 24/03/2011
Counting the cost of Japan’s disasters With the scale of Japan’s destructive earthquake and tsunami becoming more apparent insurers have begun their calculations. Although many of the worst hit… 22/03/2011
New Japanese tsunami videos According to the latest calculations, the tsunami which devastated Japan last week produced waves up to 23 metres high. These images are the latest… 19/03/2011
Business Weekly: world markets react to the Japan tragedy In this edition of Business Weekly, we look at how world markets have been affected by the devastating earthquake in Japan, and also by the continued popular… 19/03/2011
Children receiving a lamp at an evacuation centreIn a evacuation centre, located in Minamisanriku City in Iwate Prefecture. The area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11… 19/03/2011
One week on Japan counts the cost It is now a week since Japan was hit by the biggest earthquake ever recorded in its history. What followed is all too clear. The massive tremor triggered a… 18/03/2011
Over 10,000 people still missing in JapanA man checks lists of evacuees at an evacuation center near a devastated area hit by massive earthquake and tsunami which struck Japan a week earlier, in… 18/03/2011
Scientists work on tsunami alert system for Med Massive waves crashed into the eastern coast of Japan after last week’s 8.9 earthquake. The tsunami killed thousands of people and left hundreds of thousands… 16/03/2011
Amateur tsunami video footage – nocomment Fresh pictures have emerged illustrating the moment the tsunami swept into Sendai City destroying all in its wake. 15/03/2011
Japan earthquake aftermath – nocomment Evacuees sheltered in a Red Cross Hospital in Ishinomaki on Monday after last week’s tsunami devastated the city. 15/03/2011
Japan’s survivors struggle with their loss Minami Sanriku was once a popular seaside resort, that is until a ten metre high wave pulverised it, leaving more than half its 17,000 residents… 15/03/2011
Sendai, two days after the tsunamiThe Sendai area, northeast of Tokyo, was one of the areas most affected by the tsunami. Many coastal towns have been totally destroyed. Police say 10,000… 13/03/2011
Japan: Tsunami destruction video – nocomment Video shot in various locations around northeastern Japan on Friday (March 11) shows raging tsunami waves rushing over embankments and flowing into cities and… 13/03/2011
Damaged ships are seen after a tsunami and earthquake in JapanDamaged ships are seen after a tsunami and earthquake in Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture. Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on… 12/03/2011
Fears for missing thousands in Japanese port Reports from Japanese media quoting local government officials say 9,500 people are unaccounted for in the northern coastal port of Minamisanriku. Earlier… 12/03/2011
Horror quake hits Japan as tsunami smashes city A 10-meter tsunami slammed into the Japanese city of Sendai killing hundreds and sweeping away everything in its wake. The wall of water was triggered by… 11/03/2011
Giant waves leave death and destruction It was first thing in the morning and many were taken by surprise when the giant wall-of-water engulfed their hotel. This was the tsunami of 26 December… 11/03/2011
A 10 meter high tsunami hitting northeastern JapanHouses are swept by a tsunami in Natori City in northeastern Japan. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan, causing many injuries, fires and a… 11/03/2011
Tsunami sweeps across Pacific after huge Japan quake An international tsunami alert has been issued across the Pacific Ocean, following a massive earthquake off the coast of Japan. Giant waves have already… 11/03/2011
Tsunami strikes Japan after huge earthquake An powerful earthquake followed by a tsunami have struck northeastern Japan. It has been measured at 8.9 by the US Geological Survey, upgraded from an… 11/03/2011
Tokyo rocked by New Year’s Day earthquakeA strong earthquake jolted eastern Japan on the first day of the new year. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was… 01/01/2012
Phuket vigil for 2004 Tsunami victimsSeven years on, a vigil has been held on the Thai island of Phuket to remember the victims of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. ‘Light up Phuket’ is an annual… 27/12/2011
Asia remembers the tsunami, seven years onAt 9.40 in the morning of December 26, 2004 a tidal wave hit the beaches of Koh Racha. It had taken an hour and a half to reach Thailand, triggered by an… 26/12/2011
Tributes paid to victims of the 2004 tsunamiIt is seven years since the Indian Ocean tsunami. Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa led the country in a two minute silence to honour those swept to… 26/12/2011
Japan: “the most frightening experience of my life”To witness courage and dignity at first hand is truly inspirational and the Japanese displayed both in abundance as the country wrestled with the March… 25/12/2011
Tsunami survivors reunited in IndonesiaIn 2004 Christmas was a time of horror for all those affected by the Asian tsunami, but this year there is joy for one family at least. Mary Yuranda was… 24/12/2011
Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan resignsJapan’s prime minister, Naoto Kan, says he’s stepping down. He is quitting as leader of the ruling Democratic Party, paving the way for the country to choose… 26/08/2011
Japan accused of ignorance over radiation levelsAn investigation has revealed that although Japan’s hi-tech radiation forecasting system was working during the Fukushima accident, the detailed reports sent… 09/08/2011
Japan in tsunami alert after new earthquakeA strong earthquake off the coast of northeastern Japan has triggered a tsunami warning and causing workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant to be… 10/07/2011
Fallout from Fukushima claims a high-profile victimHe has only been in the job a week. But insensitive comments about Japan’s earthquake and tsunami have forced the Minister for Reconstruction to resign. The… 05/07/2011
Earthquakes trigger tsunami warning for AlaskaA tsunami warning has been issued for coastal Alaska, after two earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean. Both of the 7.4 magnitude tremors happened at a depth of… 24/06/2011
Tokyo tested for radiation levelsRadiation testing has begun in Tokyo, with officials testing levels at 100 locations across the city. The capital is 240 kilometres south-west of the stricken… 15/06/2011
Japan’s north-east awaits reconstructionJapan’s prime minister visits the tsunami-sticken north-east of his country today to see how life is getting back to normal three months after the disaster… 11/06/2011
Japanese reactor to closeThe Japanese government has ordered the closure of the Hamoka nuclear plant in central Japan. It follows a report saying there is an 87 percent probability… 06/05/2011
Progress made at Fukushima nuclear plantWorkers have entered a reactor building at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant for the first time since it was damaged by March’s earthquake and tsunami. Plant… 05/05/2011
New radioactivity high off FukushimaThe operator of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant says that seawater radioactivity fifteen kilometres offshore has risen significantly. Plant operator… 04/05/2011
Fukushima still a threat: senior officialsTwo senior Japanese officials have warned that there is still a real risk of a catastrophic disaster at the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. Since… 29/04/2011
New footage of Japan’s massive tsunami shownIn Japan, new footage of last month’s devastating tsunami has been released. The Japanese coast guard disclosed the yet unseen video of the March 11 disaster… 28/04/2011
Japan’s imperial couple visit tsunami-hit townJapan’s imperial couple have again visited their country’s north-east coast to offer their condolences to those affected by last month’s earthquake and… 27/04/2011
Japan using lessons learned from ChernobylThe Japanese government on Tuesday said it has used lessons learned from the Chernobyl disaster to tackle its own atomic crisis. The Fukushima nuclear plant… 26/04/2011
Search for quake victims continuesThe Japanese authorities are conducting a third day of their latest intensive search for upto 12 000 people, still missing since the earthquake and tsunami in… 25/04/2011
Memorial services for Japan’s tsunami victimsA memorial service has been held in Minamisanriku – the Japanese fishing town obliterated by the tsunami that followed last month’s earthquake. Local… 24/04/2011
Evacuees aim their anger at stricken power plant presidentMasataka Shimizu the president of Tokyo Electric Power, the company which manages the stricken Fukushima plant met with evacuees for the first time. His… 22/04/2011
Japan announces huge disaster fundThe Japanese government has unveiled an emergency budget of four trillion Yen to combat the devastation wrought by March’s massive earthquake and tsunami… 22/04/2011
Japan’s PM harangued by frustrated Fukushima evacueesJapanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has visited evacuees from the area around the Fukushima nuclear plant, more than a month after the tsunami- wrecked facility… 21/04/2011
Fukushima operators begin pumping out radioactive waterOperators of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have begun pumping out thousands of tonnes of highly radioactive water from one of the reactors. The… 19/04/2011
Japan’s PM under poll pressureJapan’s voters want a new prime minister, according to an opinion poll carried out by the Nikkei business daily. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has been… 18/04/2011
Tea, sympathy and solidarity: Clinton meets AkihitoThe US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has had a rare meeting with the Japanese Emperor Akihito in a show of solidarity after the earthquake and tsunami… 17/04/2011
US and Japan tackle post-disaster reconstructionThe US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has urged Japan to continue its role on the world stage despite grappling with the effects of a triple disaster at… 17/04/2011
Japanese imperial couple meet quake survivorsJapan’s imperial couple on Thursday met survivors of last month’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited a homeless… 14/04/2011
Japan raises nuclear threat to highest levelOne month on from Japan’s twin disasters and the severity of the continuing nuclear crisis has been put on a par with that of the 1986 Chernobyl… 12/04/2011
Japan’s big aftershock one month after disasterA wide area of eastern Japan has been rocked by a powerful aftershock exactly a month after the country suffered double devastation from an earthquake and… 11/04/2011
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits JapanA powerful aftershock has hit northeast Japan, triggering a tsunami alert, a month to the day since Japan’s last double disaster. Today’s magnitude 7.1… 11/04/2011
Japan to extend evacuation zone around FukushimaJapan is extending the evacuation zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant because of increased radiation. The news comes as ceremonies have been held to… 11/04/2011
Nuclear crisis could lose PM votesOne month after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, the Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, has visited the region to offer his support and promised to… 10/04/2011
Power restored to Japan nuclear plantsA day after an aftershock hit northern Japan, authorities have restored power to three nuclear plants hit by the latest tremor. Thursday night’s… 08/04/2011
Tsunami warning lifted after new Japan quakeA strong earthquake has shaken northeast Japan but a tsunami warning issued for the coast – already devastated by last month’s massive quake – has been… 07/04/2011
Strong earthquake rocks Japan’s northeast coastA powerful new earthquake rocked northeast Japan on Thursday and was felt as far as Tokyo. The 7.4-magnitude tremor off the coast triggered a tsunami… 07/04/2011
Engineers fix leaking Japanese nuclear plantJapanese authorities on Wednesday stopped highly radioactive water leaking into the Pacific Ocean from a stricken nuclear plant. They used liquid glass to… 06/04/2011
Liquid glass stops leaks at FukushimaIn a much longed for breakthrough, engineers at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have stopped highly radioactive water leaking into the sea. After… 06/04/2011
Japan asks Russia for help with FukushimaJapan’s Fukushima nuclear crisis continues with the plant’s operators now asking Russia to send its floating radiation treatment plant. The “Suzuran” has… 05/04/2011
Bark together again: reunited after tsunami splitMore than three weeks after being separated by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, coastguards have reunited a dog and her owner following a daring air-sea… 04/04/2011
Colourant used to trace leak at Japan’s FukushimaAfter earlier efforts to stop a leak at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant failed, workers are now trying a different method as they attemp to stop radioactive… 04/04/2011
Race to stop radiation leak at Japanese nuclear plantJapanese engineers are still trying to seal a crack in a reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, damaged in the country’s earthquake and tsunami more… 03/04/2011
Japan PM says long battle aheadAt reactor one at the stricken Fukushima nuclear power station the Tokyo Electric Power Company says the water at the base is 10,000 times beyond the legal… 01/04/2011
Search for victims intensifies in JapanThree weeks after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, the search for the bodies of more that 16 000 missing people has been intensified, with thousands of… 01/04/2011
International help for quake-hit JapanThe international community is continuing its efforts to help Japan recover from its nuclear nightmare. The United States has set a 140-member task force to… 01/04/2011
Japan urged to expand nuclear evacuation zoneJapan is coming under increasing pressure to expand an evacuation zone around the battered Fukushima nuclear plant. The UN watchdog the IAEA and Japan’s own… 31/03/2011
Fukushima, the city feeling the fallout from Japan’s nuclear nightmareIt is another victim of Japan’s disasters. The city of Fukushima, haunted by radiation fears, has been reduced to a shadow of its former self. Trains are… 31/03/2011
Japan’s nuclear nightmare goes onThe nightmare that is Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant goes on and on. Workers are continuing to struggle to cool the fuel rods but now the problem lies… 31/03/2011
Japanese emperor visits tsunami evacueesJapan’s Emperor Akihito and his wife, Empress Michiko, have visited an evacuation shelter for victims of the earthquake and tsunami. It was their first… 30/03/2011
Japan nuclear plant operator ignored dangersThe operator of Japan’s stricken nuclear plant appears to have downplayed dangers the site was vulnerable to a massive tsunami. Despite Tepco insisting the… 29/03/2011
School counts cost of tsunami tragedyThe on-going crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant has done much to overshadow the human cost of Japan’s devastating tsunami. At Okawa elementary school in… 29/03/2011
Plutonium discovery adds to Japan’s atomic woesThere is fresh anxiety over radiation leaks at Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant following the discovery of plutonium in the soil. The plant’s… 29/03/2011
Plutonium found at Fukushima nuclear sitePlutonium has been found in the soil at the Fukushima nuclear power station in Japan. The plant’s operator Tepco said traces of the radioactive matieral… 28/03/2011
Japanese fishermen: ‘We will recover’In Japan, euronews went to the small fishing community at Yamada Funakoshi, one of the towns devastated by the tsunami. Our reporter Chris Cummins spoke to… 28/03/2011
Funeral traditions fall apart after Japan’s tsunamiThey are forced to bury their dead in mass graves. It is an almost unthinkable practice in Japan where most people believe cremation is needed to release… 28/03/2011
Radiation leak found outside Fukushima reactorHighly radioactive water has been detected outside one of the reactors at Japan’s crippled nuclear plant at Fukushima for the first time. On Sunday… 28/03/2011
Another aftershock shakes JapanYet another strong aftershock has shaken northern Japan two weeks after the massive earthquake and tsunami which devastated so much of its eastern coast. This… 28/03/2011
Medics help survivors heal tsunami scarsAt the Red Cross Hospital in Ishimaki City, medical teams are still dealing with the consequences of the deadly tsunami. New patients have been arriving… 27/03/2011
Japan’s quake-hit areas suffer fuel shortageThe suffering for Japan’s earthquake and tsunami-hit towns has been amplified by a severe fuel shortage that means motorists are waiting for hours to fill… 26/03/2011
Radiation spikes in seawater near quake-hit plantRadiation levels in seawater close to Japan’s quake-hit nuclear plant are more than 1,000 times higher than the safety limit, according to officials. Read… 26/03/2011
Quake-hit Japanese region looks to rebuildeuronews’ Chris Cummins visited Otsuchi-Cho, an area of Japan ravaged by earthquake’s tsunami over a fortnight ago. He sent this eyewitness account of how… 25/03/2011
Temporary mass graves for Japan tsunami victimsJapan has begun burying its tsunami victims this week in makeshift mass graves. The scale of the disaster means that morgues are full and crematoriums unable… 25/03/2011
Hardship bites deep into JapanThirteen days after Japan’s twin earthquake and tsunami disasters, towns far from the impact zone are still trying to deal with shortages of food and… 23/03/2011
