Tsunami in Japan

On March 11, 2011, an earth quake struck Japan, a devastating tsunami that passed over cities and farmland in the northern part of the country and set off warnings as far away the west coast of the United States and South America. Recorded as 9.0 on the Richter scale, it was the most powerful quake ever to hit the country. As the nation struggled with a rescue effort, it also faced the worst nuclear emergency explosions and leaks of radioactive gas took place in three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station . Japanese officials turned to increasingly desperate measures,and the earthquake also threaten to hit Hawaii.More than 9500 people have been yet reported as dead whereas 1600 missing.The Japanese have decided to import the water bottles as the water could be contaminated  with radio active iodine and could be harmful for the infants.The destructive radiations could be severe and harmful to not only present generation but also to the upcoming generations as well.