Giant fish washed up dead in Japan raise fears of earthquake or tsunami

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japan-oarfish-washed-up-earthquake-tsunami-legend-a8759846.html

Giant deep-sea fish have been found washed up dead along the coast of Japan.

Three oarfish have been found on beaches or caught in fishing nets over the past week, bringing the total discovered this season to seven.

The creatures, which can grow to as long as much as 11 metres (36ft), are believed by some to be an omen of disaster and have prompted people to fear an earthquake or tsunami could strike.

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At least 10 were beached in Japan in 2010, months before the March 2011 earthquake that triggered a giant tsunami that killed almost 19,000 people and wrecked the Fukushima nuclear plant.

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