As many as three hundred bodies have been found along the coast of northeastern Japan, following the huge earthquake off the coast of the country.

The death toll was already estimated to be ninety.

The 8.9 magnitude quake is believed to be the sixth biggest earthquake ever.

It's triggered tsunami waves over thirty feet high, which have hit Japan, and triggered alerts and warnings across virtually the entire Pacific.

Foreign Secretary William Hague's just made a statement following an emergency COBRA meeting.

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