Toyota Boshoku Corp., a supplier of Toyota Motor Corporation reported that one of its factories located in Miyagi total damage caused amounted to 8.9 Richter magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit some parts of eastern Japan today.
NHK also reported that Nissan owned 5 factories were also closed due to the impact of this disaster. While at the factory Honda Motor located in Tochigi, two workers were also reported killed. Japanese TV channel also showed the Sendai Airport completely submerged in sea water.
Witnesses said waves as high as 30 feet that totally destroyed the entire region. But the Toyota plant in Ohira for now lucky enough to avoid a disaster due to the location of the plant is quite high and close to the mountains. It was also reported that the entire area in Sendai Airport at this time in complete darkness without lighting conditions due to infrastructure damage is severe.
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