Disasters

March 11, 2011 8:45 PM

Scenes of destruction after Japan's tsunami, quake

Japan's northeastern coast was a swampy wasteland of broken houses, overturned cars, sludge and dirty water Saturday as the nation awoke to the devastating aftermath of one of its greatest disasters, a powerful tsunami created by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.

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March 11, 2011 3:48 PM

Quake brings modern Tokyo to a standstill

Japan's huge earthquake brought super-modern Tokyo to a standstill Friday, paralyzing trains that normally run like clockwork and stranding hordes of commuters carrying mobile phones rendered largely useless by widespread outages.

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March 11, 2011 12:02 PM

Delta cancels flight from MSP to Japan

Delta Air Lines has canceled a flight Friday afternoon from the Twin Cities to Japan, as a result of runway and facility closures at Tokyo's Narita airport.

by Martin Moylan

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March 11, 2011 11:34 AM

Minnesotans in Pacific in midst of quake, tsnunami

Minnesotans in Japan are relating their experiences with Friday's powerful earthquake and resulting tsunami.

by Phil Picardi

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March 11, 2011 9:43 AM

Minnesota resident reports on tsunami preparations in Hawaii

Minneapolis resident Alby Zatkoff is in Hawaii this morning, where MPR's Cathy Wurzer reached him to talk about the tsunami preparations taking place there.

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March 11, 2011 7:38 AM

Twitter updates on the Japan earthquake and tsunami

MPR News has compiled a list of people and news organizations to follow as we continue to watch the news on the earthquake in Japan and the tsunami that is threatening Hawaii and parts of the U.S. western coast.

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March 11, 2011 6:33 AM

Obama offers to assist earthquake-stricken Japan

President Barack Obama voiced condolences to Japan Friday for the people who perished in a massive earthquake, saying the United States "stands ready to help" in any way it can.

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March 11, 2011 5:57 AM

Tsunami sweeps 5 to sea, rips out Calif. docks

Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches and brushed the U.S. western coast Friday but didn't immediately cause major damage after devastating Japan and sparking evacuations throughout the Pacific.

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March 11, 2011 12:00 AM

News and coverage of the Japan earthquake

A massive earthquake has hit off the coast of Japan and has triggered a tsunami. Midmorning gets the latest on the damage from the BBC.

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March 10, 2011 8:35 PM

Man dies in northern Minn. logging accident

Beltrami County authorities say Lance Bohlman was operating a tracked skid steer with a logging shear when the accident happened Wednesday.

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