In 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes 130 kilometres east of Sendai, Japan, creating a tsunami and the second worst nuclear catastrophe in history at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Japan endured the biggest earthquake in recorded history on March 11, 2011. The earthquake occurred 130 kilometres east of Sendai, the main city in the Tohoku region, which is located in the northern section of the island of Honshu. As a result of the tsunami, almost 450,000 people were forced to flee their homes. More than 15,500 people were killed. The tsunami also badly damaged the country's infrastructure. In addition to thousands of demolished houses, businesses, roads, and trains, the tsunami caused the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant's three nuclear reactors to melt down. The Fukushima nuclear tragedy unleashed deadly, radioactive pollutants into the environment, forcing many to flee their homes and bus
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