The aftermath of the Earthquake and tsunami in Japan

Hey everybody, its been a while since i last blogged. Today , i'm here to sum up what happened to japan and what the world is doing the help her out. A quake struck at 2.46pm on Friday( 11/3/11) (1.46pm Singapore time) at a depth of 10km, about 125km off the eastern coast. Here are what some of the people in Japan said:

"The building shook for what seemed a long time and many people in the newsroom grabbed their helmets and some got under their desks,' Reuters correspondent Linda Sieg said.

'It was probably the worst I have felt since I came to Japan more than 20 years ago.'

Shortly after, A 10-METRE tsunami slammed into the coast off the city of Sendai in northeast Japan on Friday after an 8.9-magnitude quake struck offshore, Japanese media reported.TV footage showed cars and houses being swept along in the water. The runways at Sendai Airport were submerged, with dozens of people seen on the roof of the terminal building.

Indeed , it was devastating. After a week ,THE official number of dead and missing after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan's north-east coast a week ago has topped 16,600, with 6,405 confirmed dead, police said on Friday.

The number of people unaccounted for following the March 11 twin disasters increased to 10,259, the National Police Agency said in its latest update. A total of 2,409 people were injured.

The toll has increased steadily in recent days, and reports suggest it could eventually be much higher.