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2012, People in the News , 1st prize stories , Yasuyoshi Chiba
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Tsunami

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On 11 March, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck 70 kilometers off the Tōhoku coast, in northeastern Japan. The quake triggered a tsunami that swept inland, destroying buildings, crippling infrastructure, and resulting in the displacement of more than 340,000 people.
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Tsunami

16 April 2011

Am 11. März traf ein Erdbeben der Stärke 9,0 den Nordosten Japans, 70 km vor der Küste von Tohoku. Das Erdbeben löste einen Tsunami aus, der etwa 500 km2 überschwemmte, Gebäude zerstörte, die Infrastruktur lahmlegte und über 340.000 Menschen obdachlos machte.  Dieses Erdbeben war das bisher stärkste in Japan und weltweit eines der heftigsten, das je registriert wurde. Die Überflutung und die Schäden an Infrastruktur, Elektrizitätswerken und anderen lebensnotwendigen Einrichtungen behinderten die Aufräumarbeiten stark.

Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture, Japan

Nozomi Sabanai (left) and her sister look at a sightseeing catamaran thrown by the tsunami onto a two-story building. On 11 March, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck 70 kilometers off the Tōhoku coast, in northeastern Japan. The quake triggered a tsunami that swept inland over an area of some 500 square kilometers, destroying buildings, crippling infrastructure, and resulting in the displacement of more than 340,000 people. The earthquake was the most powerful ever to hit Japan, and one of the most forceful documented in the world. Flooding and damage to transport connections, power stations, and other vital facilities severely hindered recovery operations.

El 11 de marzo, un terremoto con una magnitud de 9,0 grados azotó 70 kilómetros de la costa de Tohoku, al noreste de Japón. El terremoto provocó un tsunami que barrió una extensión de 500 km2, destruyó edificios, causó serios daños a la infraestructura y provocó el desplazamiento de más de 340.000 personas. El terremoto ha sido el más fuerte que jamás haya tenido lugar en Japón, y uno de los más poderosos documentados a nivel mundial. Las inundaciones y los daños que sufrieron las conexiones en los medios de transporte, las centrales eléctricas y otras instalaciones dificultaron enormemente las operaciones de rescate.

 

Le 11 mars, un séisme d’une magnitude de 9,0 ravage 70 kilomètres de la côte du Tohoku, dans le nord-est du Japon, déclenchant un tsunami qui submerge une zone d’environ 500 kilomètres carrés, détruisant toutes les constructions, paralysant l’infrastructure et entraînant le déplacement de plus de 340 000 personnes. C’est le séisme le plus puissant qui ait touché le Japon et un des plus documentés à travers le monde. Les inondations et les dégâts occasionnés aux réseaux de transport, aux usines électriques et autres équipements vitaux entravent fortement les opérations de secours.

11 marzo: un terremoto di magnitudo 9, con epicentro a 70 km dalla costa di Tohoku, colpisce il Giappone nord-orientale. Il sisma scatena uno tsunami che si spinge nell’entroterra, sommergendo un’area di circa 500 km2, distruggendo edifici, danneggiando le infrastrutture e causando l’evacuazione di oltre 340.000 persone. Il terremoto, il più intenso che abbia mai colpito il Giappone, è stato anche uno dei meglio documentati al mondo. Le inondazioni, i danni alle reti dei trasporti, alle centrali elettriche e ad altri servizi pubblici fondamentali hanno seriamente ostacolato le operazioni di soccorso.

Op 11 maart deed zich een onderzeese aardbeving voor met een kracht van 9,0 op 70 kilometer van de noordoostelijke kust van Japan. Er volgde een tsunami die in de regio Tohoku een gebied van bijna 500 vierkante kilometer overspoelde, gebouwen en infrastructuur verwoestte, en ruim 340.000 mensen dakloos maakte. De beving was de krachtigste die ooit in Japan is gemeten, en is een van de krachtigste aardbevingen gemeten in de wereld. Hulpverlening en berging werden ernstig gehinderd door overstromingen en de schade aan transportverbindingen, energiecentrales en andere essentiële voorzieningen. 

Землетрясение силой 9,0 баллов произошло 11 марта в 70 км от побережья северовосточного региона Японии Тохоку. Обрушившееся вслед за ним цунами привело к разрушению зданий и инфраструктуры на площади 500 кв. км, обратило в бегство более 340 000 человек. Это землетрясение было самым сильным из всех, поразивших Японию, и одним из самых мощных во всем мире. Наводнение, повреждение транспортных коммуникаций, электрических станций и других жизненно важных структур существенно затруднили спасательные операции.

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Yasuyoshi Chiba

Yasuyoshi Chiba
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About:
Yasuyoshi Chiba is a Japanese photographer. After studying photography and holography at Musashino Art University in Tokyo, he joined Asahi Shimbun as a staff photographer. He became a freelancer in 2007 and moved to Kenya. In 2011, he moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil and started working as a staff photographer for Agence France-Presse. His photographs from the post-presidential election chaos in Kenya won several awards, including a prize in the 2009 World Press Photo Contest.
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