Official death toll is at 11,102, with 16,493 people missing.
Resulting shortages continue to hit the global supply chain, including the world’s two-largest producers of 12″ silicon wafers for semiconductor fabrication and batteries for Apple’s iPod.
It has also resulted in food shortages…at a Calgary specialty grocery store. But thankfully, I’m not seeing any reports of a Pocky shortage…
Tsunami overwhelming the city of Kesennuma. This one appeared on Fark:
More tsunami:
Tsunami hitting port city, including floating some very big ships past with the debris wake:
Aerial footage of cars attempting to escape the tsunami:
This and all previous posts on the Sendai earthquake and tsunami can be found here.