..- Tokio Japan's Meteorological Agency lifted the tsunami warning remained in effect in the East Coast, on Friday, shaken by a devastating earthquake of 9 degrees on the Richter scale. The warning was in effect until 17.58 am (08.58 GMT), when the meteorological authorities decided to remove the view that there is no risk of large waves.
The earthquake that shook eastern Japan on Friday, one of the largest in history, triggering a tsunami that swept away hundreds of houses and vehicles on the northeast coast of the archipelago. In Miyagi province, one of the most affected, the authorities reported nearly 10,000 people unaccounted for after an entire people, Minamisanriku, was nearly destroyed by floodwaters.
The tsunami caused waves of up to ten meters and made the water will enter up to ten kilometers in some places along the coast. So far the official count speaks of nearly a thousand dead and 700 injured by the earthquake and tsunami, but figures are expected to increase considerably with the passing hours. 
The earthquake that shook eastern Japan on Friday, one of the largest in history, triggering a tsunami that swept away hundreds of houses and vehicles on the northeast coast of the archipelago. In Miyagi province, one of the most affected, the authorities reported nearly 10,000 people unaccounted for after an entire people, Minamisanriku, was nearly destroyed by floodwaters.
The tsunami caused waves of up to ten meters and made the water will enter up to ten kilometers in some places along the coast. So far the official count speaks of nearly a thousand dead and 700 injured by the earthquake and tsunami, but figures are expected to increase considerably with the passing hours.
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