2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

                                                                                                          

We all can see what a tsunami means only by watching this picture. In the background, this big wave of water is dragging the trees and it's more and more closer to the city. In front of the tsunami, there are a few houses which are going to be destroyed. The huge stenght of the waves produced a lot of foam, so this produced a caothic situation.

The 2011 earthquake of the Pacific coast of Tōhoku(Japan), with a 9.0 in Richter's Scale, was the third biggest earthquake that has been recorded in the history. If it's not enough, the earthquake triggered powerful tsunami waves that reached heights of up to 40.5 metres and travelled up to 10 km in land. The aftermath of this two natural disasters included a profound social and economic crisis. The tsunami resulted in over 340,000 displaced people in the Tōhoku region. Economic impact was immediatly recognized because many factories had to suspend their production, so the economy was stucked.