But the extent of the damage beneath the waves was less immediately ... Three months after the tsunami, Kawamura’s team secured the loan of a fishing boat to make an initial assessment of ...

A tsunami is a series of large, persistent waves caused by the sudden displacement of a body of water. Earthquakes are responsible for more than 80 per cent of tsunamis that form around the world ...

Maritime overflows also caused damages to businesses and boats in several ... and caused a tsunami warning in several countries in Oceania and the Pacific coast. The giant waves affected the ...