一道初三英语完形填空题.关于日本地震的
The largest earthquake in Japanese history happened in northern Japan at 2:46 pm of March 11,2011.A tsunami (海啸) followed,_____ major flooding in many areas of Japan,as well as many strong aftershocks(余震).So far more than 13,000 people have lost their lives with about 14,000 people missing.When news of this disaster(灾难) reached China,many Chinese people expressed their support for Japan and the Japanese,remembering that Japan helped the Chinese during China’s 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.
A.cause B.causes C.causing D.caused
正确答案是C,但我想知道为什么D不对（A,B就不用说了）,希望能解释清楚一些.