Tokyo grinds to a halt

THE streets of Tokyo had been cleared of moving traffic and gas and electricity supplies were halted yesterday. Water supply was also disrupted.

Neither trains nor subways were working as everyone was wary of further tremors, opting to walk rather than be caught in any kind of vehicle, said Ireland Japan Association chairman, Donagh Morris.

The Department of Foreign Affairs were warning that there was “still widespread transport disruption in the north of the country”. Tokyo’s Narita International Airport was also closed.