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The tsunami at Ryōri Bay (綾里湾), Ōfunato reached a height of 40.1 meters (132 ft) (run-up elevation). Fishing equipment was scattered on the high cliff above the bay. [179] [180] At Tarō, Iwate, the tsunami reached a height of 37.9 meters (124 ft) up the slope of a mountain some 200 meters (660 ft) away from the coastline. [181]
Tsunami Warning (Red) 津波警報: Tsunami height is expected to be up to 3 meters. 3 m High Tsunami waves will hit, causing damage to low-lying areas. Buildings will be flooded and anybody exposed will be caught in tsunami currents. Evacuate from coastal or river areas immediately to safer places such as high ground or a tsunami evacuation ...
The most obvious was that in tsunami-prone areas, a power station's sea wall must be adequately tall and robust. [44] At the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant , closer to the epicenter of the 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, [ 219 ] the sea wall was 14 meters (46 ft) tall and successfully withstood the tsunami, preventing serious damage and ...
This is an alphabetically sorted list of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Cities and towns listed here reported at least US$ 100,000 in damage or at least one death.
In response to the high tsunami, Onagawa power plant's seawall was later built up to a height of 17 m (56 ft). [ 28 ] On 13 March 2011, two days after the earthquake and tsunami, levels of radiation on site reached 21 μSv /hour, a level at which Tohoku Electric Power Company were mandated to declare a state of emergency, and they did so at 12: ...
Tsunami preparedness in Washington has grown in recent years, and for good reason. Washington state has more than 3,000 miles of coastline that is home to 58 coastal communities and sees millions ...
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Although the height proposed by Hirai was five times as much as the then generally assumed expected height of a tsunami at Onagawa, the Tohoku Electric Power management consented to his proposal. Moreover, he devised a safety measure for a tsunami’s withdrawal: an inlet channel and a reservoir containing enough seawater for cooling the ...