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Events on Friday 11 March 2011 3
2011Fukushima nuclear disasterWorst nuclear accident since ChernobylThe March 11, 2011 tsunami caused three reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, forcing 154,000 people to evacuate.
2011Japan earthquake and tsunami19,000 killed, Fukushima meltdownA magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Japan's Tohoku coast on March 11, 2011 generated a devastating tsunami killing nearly 19,000 people and triggering the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
2011Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami — supply chain devastatedThe Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011 devastates Japan's northeast, killing nearly 20,000 people and triggering the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Toyota's supply chain is severely disrupted: dozens of suppliers are destroyed or damaged; Toyota halts production at all Japanese plants for weeks. Global Toyota production falls 37% in April 2011. The disaster exposes the vulnerability of Toyota's highly concentrated Japanese supply chain and accelerates Toyota's strategy of localising production closer to final markets.