Sentence examples for tsunami that hit from inspiring English sources

Far more damaging was the tsunami that hit the island in 2003.

SENDAI, Japan -- It took minutes for the tsunami that hit the coast of Japan in March to destroy entire cities.

But this year's pursuit has extra meaning because of the earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan four months ago.

In November 1945 there was a tsunami that hit the coast triggered by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake.

Tokyo Electric has come under growing scrutiny for its handling of the nuclear crisis set off by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan.

The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11 crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, about 140 miles from Tokyo, resulting in large releases of radiation.

The tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 led to power and transportation problems far more catastrophic than those in the northeastern United States.

The tsunami that hit Japan's northeastern coast four months ago tore through the modest downtown, gutting buildings, crushing cars like beer cans and sweeping shops out to sea.

Some Chinese sites are near densely populated areas or the coast, where they may be susceptible to the sort of tsunami that hit the Japanese plant in March.

In 1837, a smaller quake, estimated at magnitude 8.5, also generated a deadly tsunami that hit Hawaii with waves as high as 20 feet.

For 2011, a year that was overshadowed by the earthquake and tsunami that hit northeast Japan in March, the Japanese economy contracted 0.9 percent.