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How to help Japan by donating to Red Cross:

For people in the Philippines, you can donate via mobile donations to RED CROSS by sending RED<space>amount to 2899 if you are a Globe subscriber and 4483 if you are a SMART subscriber. You can also donate via Paypal & bank transfer. For more info,…

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Breaking News of the Day: An 8.9-magnitude Earthquake struck some 80 miles off the coast of Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture (230 miles northeast of Tokyo) around 2:45 PM local time. It is the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in recorded history, and the seventh largest of all time.

The earthquake reportedly triggered a 33-foot-high tsunami which was captured in part on live television:

Tsunami warnings have been issues for 50 surrounding countries and territories, including as far away as the Pacific Coast of the United States (expected arrival times here). Evacuations possible in California.

The confirmed death toll currently stands at 288, but that number is expected to rise rapidly. Aftershocks are still being felt at this time.

Live coverage of the ongoing catastrophe can be found at these sites: BBC, CNN, NYT, Al Jazeera, NHK. Photos can be found here.

UPDATE: Residents in area of Fukushima No. 1 power plant ordered to evacuate after damage reported; fire at Onagawa nuclear facility; Sony, Toyota, others shut down operations; Obama says US ready to help; no damage reported as tsunami hits Hawaii; Google launches Person Finder for those affected by quake; live-streaming citizen reports/images here; (via reddit): via:thedailywhat

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