ContributorNetwork – On March 11, 2011, an undersea 9.0 megathrust earthquake was triggered and sent a duel catastrophe rocketing into the coast of Japan. The Tohoku-oki Quake and Tsunami ended up creating the worst nuclear accident in 25 years and the most costly natural disaster in our recorded history. Approximately 20,000 people died from this disaster primarily to drowning. Entire coastal communities and ports were crushed under 3-6 meter waves, producing an estimated 20 million tons of debris.
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