One month, three earthquakes

Published April 11, 2011
Tsunami waves hit the sea-wall at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in this image, released by Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) one month after the disaster. – Photo by Reuters
Tsunami waves hit the sea-wall at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in this image, released by Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) one month after the disaster. – Photo by Reuters
A broken clock sits in the debris on Monday, two hours before the recent earthquake struck Japan at 5.16 pm. – Photo by AP
A broken clock sits in the debris on Monday, two hours before the recent earthquake struck Japan at 5.16 pm. – Photo by AP
Japanese Prime Minister Noato Kan (2nd L) takes a moment of silence prior to an emergency disaster measure meeting at his office in Tokyo. – Photo by AFP
Japanese Prime Minister Noato Kan (2nd L) takes a moment of silence prior to an emergency disaster measure meeting at his office in Tokyo. – Photo by AFP
A police officer walks past a damaged house while searching for bodies. – Photo by Reuters
A police officer walks past a damaged house while searching for bodies. – Photo by Reuters
A teenager sits among the rubble of his aunt's residence. – Photo by AP
A teenager sits among the rubble of his aunt's residence. – Photo by AP
A survivor rests in an emergency shelter. – Photo by AP
A survivor rests in an emergency shelter. – Photo by AP
Japanese Self-Defence Forces clean the rooms at the Okawa elementary school. – Photo by AFP
Japanese Self-Defence Forces clean the rooms at the Okawa elementary school. – Photo by AFP
Two-year-old Ayaka (C) and family members pray for her missing grandmother and great-grandmother at a vacant lot where they lived. – Photo by AFP
Two-year-old Ayaka (C) and family members pray for her missing grandmother and great-grandmother at a vacant lot where they lived. – Photo by AFP
Buddhist monks pray in an area destroyed by the tsunami in Natori. – Photo by AP
Buddhist monks pray in an area destroyed by the tsunami in Natori. – Photo by AP
A Japanese Buddhist monk prays at a devastated area. – Photo by AP
A Japanese Buddhist monk prays at a devastated area. – Photo by AP
A survivor checks a personal item as photos found in the rubble hang down from ropes. – Photo by AP
A survivor checks a personal item as photos found in the rubble hang down from ropes. – Photo by AP
Tsunami survivor Tadao Kamei (L) and a friend draw the words "Ganbaro!" or "hang in there" on a recycle billboard. – Photo by AFP
Tsunami survivor Tadao Kamei (L) and a friend draw the words "Ganbaro!" or "hang in there" on a recycle billboard. – Photo by AFP

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit Japan's Fukushima prefecture, exactly one month after Japan was hit by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami. It was the worst tragedy to envelop the country since World War II, however, Prime Minister Naoto Kan promised he would "never abandon" survivors of the earthquakes.

Opinion

Editorial

Business concerns
Updated 26 Apr, 2024

Business concerns

There is no doubt that these issues are impeding a positive business clime, which is required to boost private investment and economic growth.
Musical chairs
26 Apr, 2024

Musical chairs

THE petitioners are quite helpless. Yet again, they are being expected to wait while the bench supposed to hear...
Global arms race
26 Apr, 2024

Global arms race

THE figure is staggering. According to the annual report of Sweden-based think tank Stockholm International Peace...
Digital growth
Updated 25 Apr, 2024

Digital growth

Democratising digital development will catalyse a rapid, if not immediate, improvement in human development indicators for the underserved segments of the Pakistani citizenry.
Nikah rights
25 Apr, 2024

Nikah rights

THE Supreme Court recently delivered a judgement championing the rights of women within a marriage. The ruling...
Campus crackdowns
25 Apr, 2024

Campus crackdowns

WHILE most Western governments have either been gladly facilitating Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, or meekly...