Saturday, March 10, 2012

Armenia remembers victims of earthquake in Japan

March 10, 2012 | 23:33

YEREVAN. ? Yerevan will hold an event ?With you, Japan? on Sunday dedicated to the one year of the tragedy in Japan, namely, the earthquake, tsunami and the Fukushima NPP accident.

The event is organized by the Armenian MFA and international donors. Japanese famous violinist Ken Aiso is expected to attend the event in the framework of his visit to Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

On Mar. 11, last year, the 9 magnitude earthquake hit the northeast of Japan, triggering a 10-meter tsunami and followed by several powerful aftershocks. The epicenter was in north-east Japan. A massive earthquake damaged cooling machines of the Fukushima nuclear plant. Thousands of people died, over hundred thousand became homeless. The tragedy caused colossal damage to the Japanese economy. Armenia was among those states to send humanitarian aid to Japan.

Source: http://news.am/eng/news/96624.html

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