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\n<\/span><\/p>\nMembers of a BBC orchestra caught up in the Japanese earthquake have described it as a “frightening experience”.<\/p>\n
The tremor hit at 1446 local time (0546 GMT) as 90 musicians with the BBC Philharmonic were travelling on a coach from Tokyo to Yokohama. <\/p>\n
Tour manager Fiona McIntosh said they had arrived in Yokohama safely but the city was on tsunami alert.<\/p>\n
The Manchester-based orchestra is on a tour of Japan where it was scheduled to perform 10 concerts in 17 days.<\/p>\n
The orchestra’s coach was crossing a bridge when the earthquake rocked the east side of the country – the latest of a number of powerful foreshocks in recent days.<\/p>\n
Safe building<\/span><\/p>\nViolinist Simon Robertshaw, 39, sent a text message when it happened.<\/p>\n
“OMG we’ve just been in an earthquake over a bridge. <\/p>\n
“Crikey – that was scary!!”<\/p>\n
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck about 80 miles (130km) off the Pacific coast of Japan, triggering a huge tsunami.<\/p>\n
Television pictures showed a massive surge of debris-filled water sweeping away buildings, cars and ships and reaching far inland.<\/p>\n
Seismologists said it was one of the largest earthquakes to hit Japan for years.<\/p>\n
A Philharmonic spokesman said the musicians had arrived at the Yokohama concert hall – “a safe building” – but Friday night’s concert had been cancelled. <\/p>\n
The orchestra left Manchester on 1 March and is due to return on 17 March. <\/p>\n
A helpline has been set up for anyone in the UK worried about friends or relatives in Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami: 020 7008 0000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\nLink:
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