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Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Jarvik7 - 2011-03-12
chochajin Wrote:Question to those who live in Japan like me: Anybody thinking about leaving the country ASAP??Get to the choppa!
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - rich_f - 2011-03-12
Now, Japan Met says it was a 9.0... >_>a
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - zachandhobbes - 2011-03-12
yea, NHK just confirmed it was really 9.0 not 8.8
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Eikyu - 2011-03-12
Looks like reactors 2 and 3 are also having cooling problems:
http://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye4672396.html
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - chochajin - 2011-03-13
Yepp, it looks really bad:
"Japanese government spokesman Yukio Edano says radioactive meltdowns may have occurred in two reactors at the plant"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - zachandhobbes - 2011-03-13
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/yokosonews
yokoso news is back up
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - rich_f - 2011-03-13
CNN has a reporter in 南三陸 (Minamisanriku), where there are around 9,000 people unaccounted for. According to her, military search and rescue have managed to pull about 40 people out of the rubble. You can tell from the video it looks like the town got completely wiped out.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - nest0r - 2011-03-13
They still don't know what happened in Minami Sanriku? I want to think they managed to evacuate...
All that was left in the aerial shots I saw was a hospital.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - rich_f - 2011-03-13
From the standup shot I saw of the reporter, it's a sea of rubble. Very few homes remain, and they're all on the edges of town, where she was reporting.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Eikyu - 2011-03-13
I fear that they might have been taken by surprise or decided that it would be safe to stay where they were. The tsunami went as far as 3 kilometres inland.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - trusmis - 2011-03-13
The guy of the government is saying the radiation is like 3 X-rays scans
And he is already saying that "in case of explosion ..."
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - rich_f - 2011-03-13
If anyone sees anything about Miyato(jima) (宮戸(島)) near Nobiru (野蒜) in Ishinomaki bay (石巻) near Higashi-Matsushima (東松島), let me know.
I know Ishinomaki got hit hard, I know Higashi-Matsushima got hit hard, but I haven't heard anything about Nobiru or Miyato.
Come to think of it, I haven't heard anything about Matsushima proper, either.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Eikyu - 2011-03-13
He's saying that there's an hydrogen buildup in #3 and that it could blow up like what happened yesterday.
@rich_f
Here's something about that area:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/More-than-200-bodies-at-new-site-Japan-police/articleshow/7690608.cms
More than 200 bodies have been found at a new site in northeast Japan, where an earthquake and tsunami caused massive destruction, police said Sunday.
"We have received a preliminary report that more than 200 bodies were found in the city of Higashimatsushima," a National Police Agency spokesman said, adding that local police are starting to collect the bodies.
Hundreds of other residents in the city's Nobiru district are unaccounted for, the Sankei Shimbun and other newspapers said.
On Saturday police in the city of Sendai said at least 200 and up to 300 bodies had been found on the shoreline there.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - rich_f - 2011-03-13
EDIT: I did a quick Google news search for Nobiru, and I just realized that the missing train was somewhere between Nobiru and Ishinomaki, and I'm pretty sure I rode on that line before when I visited the area a few years back.
In fact, I got lost and went towards Ishinomaki instead of Sendai when I was done in Nobiru.
I think I wound up in Rikuzen-Ono accidentally.
It was a really beautiful area. Fields everywhere.
Ah, crap. I'm getting even more depressed when I think about what's happening to all the people there.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Eikyu - 2011-03-13
I hope that everyone you know is OK.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Tzadeck - 2011-03-13
I'm also interested in Ishinomaki if anyone hears anything. Apparently one of my college friends was there at the time of the quake, which I only recently found out. His family hasn't gotten word yet.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - kitakitsune - 2011-03-13
All of these inaka coastal towns have populations consiting of mostly elderly people. I'm afraid most of the victims are going to be 60+ because they simply lacked the ability to get to higher ground within the short warning they had.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - zachandhobbes - 2011-03-13
Miyagi police chief estimates over 10,000 deaths in Miyagi
kyodo news
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - IceCream - 2011-03-13
i'll listen out, good luck to everyone!!!
perhaps not the most helpful thing to do if you're worried about friends, but google earth have updated a bunch of photos from the area if you want to see the extent of the damage...
you can see some of them here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm
ishinomaki is one of them...
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=200910826786863242067.00049e4d08c67e68fe83e&ll=38.272689,140.756836&spn=22.232593,53.569336&t=h&z=5
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - nest0r - 2011-03-13
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/03/japan_earthquake_aftermath.html
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - jmignot - 2011-03-13
Sorry if the question was already posted. This thread is getting quite long.
Is there information as to the level of damage produced by the earthquake itself in areas that were not hit by the tsunami? It seems that most of the pictures posted show the devastating effects of the flood.
By the way, how close to the city center of Sendai did the water reach? I cannot contact some people I know in the area, but I assume this is primarily because of the chaotic situation there, not because the whole city was seriously hit.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - nest0r - 2011-03-13
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/03/earthquake-in-japan/100022/
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - nest0r - 2011-03-13
jmignot Wrote:Sorry if the question was already posted. This thread is getting quite long.You might want to try this site if you haven't already: http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=en
Is there information as to the level of damage produced by the earthquake itself in areas that were not hit by the tsunami? It seems that most of the pictures posted show the devastating effects of the flood.
By the way, how close to the city center of Sendai did the water reach? I cannot contact some people I know in the area, but I assume this is primarily because of the chaotic situation there, not because the whole city was seriously hit.
Hope you get in touch with them.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - IceCream - 2011-03-13
one of the scrolling messages on tbs said that 62 people have been rescued so far in ishinomaki, but didn't say the number of 避難者
nhk is talking about ishinomaki now. seems lots of people are in a middle school, but there aren't enough supplies, so they're trying to get more.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - rich_f - 2011-03-13
Found this video of the tsunami heading up the Natori River (名取川) on the outskirts of Sendai. It's the one they keep showing bits of everywhere-- here's the full 15 minute video. This is pretty much what I remember watching Thursday Night/Friday Morning. Can't remember if it's been posted already. If it has, sorry. Can't wade through 11 pages.