Massive 8.9 Earthquke rocks Japan – spawns Tsunami

**UPDATED with more video***

Daily Mail – The sixth largest earthquake in history today devastated Japan and sent a catastrophic 33 foot tsunami hurtling across the Pacific Ocean. People were forced to flee for their lives as the massive wave bore down on them, sweeping away everything in its path. This afternoon, the Japanese declared a state of emergency at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima after the 8.9 quake caused the cooling system to fail. Meanwhile, a ship carrying 100 people was swept away by the tsunami. Their fate is unknown.

  • At least 60 people reported dead and several people buried in landslide
  • State of emergency at nuclear plant after cooling systems fail
  • Ship carrying 100 passengers swept away by tsunami
  • Physicist describes event as one of history’s ‘great quakes’
  • Buildings rocked in China’s capital Beijing, 1,500 miles away
  • Tsunami warning for whole of Pacific with Hawaii on standby

The Daily Mail has a lot of pictures so be sure and click over to check them out.

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Here is a video report and raw video from the AP:

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UPDATE: More video from the AP


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