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1、目录QUAKEANDTSUNAMILEAVEWAKEOFDESTRUCTIONACROSSNORTHERNJAPAN1JAPANORDERSEVACUATIONNEAR2NDNUCLEARPLANT5JAPAN’SSTRICTBUILDINGCODESSAVEDLIVES9QUAKEANDTSUNAMILEAVEWAKEOFDESTRUCTIONACROSSNORTHERNJAPAN12JAPAN’SINDUSTRIALHEARTESCAPESHEAVIESTBLOWS16March11,2011QuakeandTsunamiLeaveWakeofDestructi
2、onAcrossNorthernJapanBy MARTINFACKLERTOKYO—RescuersstruggledtoreachsurvivorsonSaturdaymorningas Japan reeledafteranearthquakeandatsunamistruckindeadlytandem.The8.9-magnitudeearthquakesetoffadevastatingtsunamithatsentwallsofwaterwashingovercoastalcitiesinthenorth.Concernsmountedoverposs
3、ibleradiationleaksfromtwonuclearplantsneartheearthquakezone.Thedeathtollfromthetsunamiandearthquake,thestrongesteverrecordedinJapan,wasinthehundreds,butJapanesenewsmediaquotedgovernmentofficialsassayingthatitwouldalmostcertainlyrisetomorethan1,000.About200to300bodieswerefoundalongthewa
4、terlineinSendai,aportcityinnortheasternJapanandtheclosestmajorcitytotheepicenter.Thousandsofhomesweredestroyed,manyroadswereimpassable,trainsandbuseswerenotrunning,andpowerandcellphonesremaineddownintheregion.Whilethelossoflifeandpropertymayyetbeconsiderable,manyliveswerecertainlysaved
5、byJapan’sextensivedisasterpreparednessandstrictconstructioncodes.Japan’seconomywassparedamoredevastatingblowbecausetheearthquakehitfarfromitsindustrialheartland.JapaneseofficialsonSaturdayissuedbroadevacuationordersforpeoplelivinginthevicinityoftwoseparatenuclearpowerplantsthathadexper
6、iencedbreakdownsintheircoolingsystemsasaresultoftheearthquake,andtheywarnedthatsmallamountsofradiationcouldleakfrombothplants.OnFriday,at2:46p.m.Tokyotime,thequakestruck.Firstcametheroarandrumbleofthetemblor,shakingskyscrapers,topplingfurnitureandbucklinghighways.Thenwavesashighas30fee
7、trushedontoshore,whiskingawaycarsandcarryingblazingbuildingstowardfactories,fieldsandhighways.BySaturdaymorning,Japanwasfilledwithscenesofdesperation,asstrandedsurvivorscalledforhelpandrescuerssearchedforpeopleburiedintherubble.KazushigeItabashi,anofficialinNatoriCity,oneoftheareashi
