The psychosocial response to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.

Alındığı Tarih: 24.08.2012 Kabul Tarihi: 7.12.2012 Yazışma adresi: World Health Organization WHO Press 20 Avenue Appia, Office 4152 CH 1211 Geneve 27, Switzerland e-posta: [email protected] [email protected] On 11 March 2011, an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Japan, triggering destructive tsunami waves of up to 40 metres high that swept over the north-eastern coast of the country. It was the most powerful earthquake known in the country’s history. As of July 2011, 15 585 people were confirmed dead, 5070 missing and 5694 injured (1). Furthermore, the earthquake and tsunami led to explosions and release of radioactive materials at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.