11 mar 2011 ano - Japan earthquake-tsunami and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster

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On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, triggering a massive tsunami that devastated coastal communities and caused widespread damage and loss of life. The earthquake and tsunami led to the deaths of over 15,000 people and caused extensive damage to infrastructure and property.

The earthquake and subsequent tsunami also caused a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was located on the coast and was directly in the path of the tsunami. The tsunami caused a loss of power to the plant, which in turn led to a failure of the cooling systems for three of the plant's six reactors.

The failure of the cooling systems led to a series of explosions and releases of radioactive material from the plant, which contaminated the surrounding area and led to the evacuation of over 100,000 people. The disaster at Fukushima Daiichi was classified as a Level 7 event on the International Nuclear Event Scale, the highest level of nuclear disaster.

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