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[makoto]

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a survivor
mr Shinkawa, 60 years old

SDFs found mr Shinkawa 15 kilometers off shore
Miraculously, he had 2 drinks and pick up a helmet
but his wife still missing

the roof has drifted far off from the shore

Man saved at sea 3 days after tsunami

Japan's Defense Ministry says one of its naval vessels rescued a man swept away by tsunami waves off Fukushima Prefecture.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Chokai rescued the man on Sunday, three days after the tsunami, while searching for survivors about 15 kilometers off Futaba Town. He was waving his hands and drifting on a broken roof...

Sunday, March 13, 2011 18:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_29.html

 

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Colombianos en Japon

Embajada de Colombia en Japon le informo a Caracol Radio que ninguno de los residentes 2.000 colombianos en Japon fue afectado por el terremoto.

http://colombiareports.com/colombia...-tsunami-warning-after-japanese-disaster.html

 

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Aftermath of earthquake and tsunami-- Live reports
Heartbreaking interviews with survivors struggling with further hardships

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream3&hpt=T1

• citizens helpless trying to save others trapped
• Arahama (sp?) 200-300 bodies washed onto beach
• scared young mother unable to breastfeed her baby hurries home with food to prepare for her
• over 1,500 dead in Miyagi alone
• neighbors securing water for others
• bullet trains to the north stopped
• 70,000-80,000 from 10 cities evacuate Fukushima power plant area; 60,000 already evacuated
• Screening and decontamination efforts
• Nuclear plant shutdowns lead to rolling power outages
• Fukushima power plant still struggling to contain damages
• Citizens scared about nuclear radiation
• Consequent transportation reduction for railway capacity
• People asked to save energy
• auto makers cancel operations at all or some plants
• survivors tell of their survival, hope or known loss of their loved ones
• lack of fuel leading to extreme cold at night
• 1,900 evacuation shelters being used
• Sendai supermarkets open and citizen finally able to buy food
• 24,000 remain stranded in tsunami affected areas at highschools, markets
• numerous bridges and landslides damaged
• many without water still - distribution efforts underway
• Numerous entire towns disappeared

• characteristics of earthquake and tsunami surpassed by huge margins the expectations and preparations for as well as predictions by researchers.

1. Waves traveled faser than projected
2. Waves were higher than tsunami walls built to protect towns
3. Earthquake stronger than predicted
4. Subduction area was stressed over a large stretch
   

• Mechanism of earthquake and tsunami discussed

 

[sharon sanders]

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Unbelievable close up video of tsunami.

http://video.l3.fbcdn.net/cfs-l3-sn...8&l3e=20110315101648&lh=0a6cfa5eeaecd6dc12abf

 

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Japan Earthquake: before and after

Aerial photos taken over Japan have revealed the scale of devastation across dozens of suburbs and tens of thousands of homes and businesses.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm

 

[makoto]

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24,000 survivors stranded waiting for help

Rescuers are struggling to get to 24,000 people who remain stranded in the tsunami-struck region...

Monday, March 14, 2011 01:51 +0900 (JST)
nhk world http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_07.html

Commuting practically difficult in Tokyo

Almost all railway companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area have announced that they have canceled or reduced their service on Monday due to the planned electricity outage...

Monday, March 14, 2011 05:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_14.html

Quake damages more than 46,000 buildings

The Japanese government estimates that more than 46,000 homes and buildings were damaged by the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan on Friday....

Monday, March 14, 2011 06:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_09.html

 

[JimO]

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I can't even imagine the terror that thousands of people went through. I just couldn't believe how the force of the water kept increasing as it rose. That video makes it a lot more personal than from 1,000 feet in the air.

Unbelievable close up video of tsunami.

http://video.l3.fbcdn.net/cfs-l3-sn...8&l3e=20110315101648&lh=0a6cfa5eeaecd6dc12abf

 

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I can't even imagine the terror that thousands of people went through. I just couldn't believe how the force of the water kept increasing as it rose. That video makes it a lot more personal than from 1,000 feet in the air.

It really is very hard to put words to this.

 

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Excerpt from Japan earthquake and tsunami WHO Situation Report No. 05

14 March 2011
As of 14:30 hrs Manila Time

All times stated below are in Tokyo time
SITUATION SUMMARY

 A 9.0 magnitude earthquake (updated from the 8.8 magnitude, by Japan Meteorological
Agency on 13 March) occurred on 11 Mar 2011 in Japan at 05.46.23 GMT, hitting the
northeast coast of Honshu, Japan. The worst affected area is the east coast of Tohoku
region.

 Based on official Japanese government figures (10:00 hrs, 14 March), 1 627 people are
confirmed dead, 1 962 injured with at least 1 720 missing. Figures are expected to rise.
Various media sources report more than 10,000 estimated deaths.

 Rescue operations are ongoing and 371 833 persons have been evacuated.

 There has been some improvement in the provision of electricity and water services. 1.5
million households remain without electric power (2.7 m without power 13 March) and
at least 1.4 million households are without running water (13 prefectures without water
compared to 17 prefectures 13 March).

 Ten nuclear reactor units automatically shut down after the earthquake in three
separate nuclear power plants, Onagawa, Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini. The
automatic shut down went as planned for the Onagawa plant.
o The problems with the cooling systems in both Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima
Daini continue. Temporary measures for the cooling systems are in place. The
state of emergency declared still remains.

o Venting operations to release pressure of the tanks at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1
and 3 are no longer ongoing.

o An explosion was reported at Daiichi (Reactor No. 1) on 12 March, but it was not
related to nuclear reaction. A second explosion was reported at Daiichi (Reactor
No. 3) on 1100 hrs 14 Mar, but also not related to nuclear reaction. Both
explosions are believed to be due to hydrogen reaction. The reactor containers
for both units were not damaged during the explosion. Four persons were
injured in reactor No. 1's explosion and 10 were injured in reactor No. 3's
explosion. High levels of radiation were not detected in the 4 persons injured
during Reactor No. 1 explosion.
2
o Radioactivity has been detected outside the units in Fukushima Daiichi.
Increased levels were reported 0200 hrs 14 Mar 2011, however these levels have
since declined.
o The evacuation zone is 20km for Fukushima Daiichi plant and 10km for Daini
plants. The majority of the 270 000 persons in the evacuation zones have already
been evacuated.
o A hospital in Fukushima has been designated for responding to persons
potentially exposed to radiation.

NUMBERS AFFECTED
Deaths 1,627
In addition, 200-300 dead bodies found in Sendai City
Injured 1,962
Missing 1,720
Evacuated (total) 371,833

* Expecting more than 10 000 deaths in Tohoku region according to various media


http://www.wpro.who.int/sites/eha/di...quake/list.htm posted by Sharon Sanders in http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163890

 

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Nuclear Experts Explain Worst-Case Scenario at Fukushima Power Plant

The type of accident occurring now in Japan derives from a loss of off-site AC power and then a subsequent failure of emergency power on-site. Engineers there are racing to restore AC power to prevent a core meltdown
By Steve Mirsky | March 12, 2011

...
And just what is that worst-case scenario? "They're venting in order to keep the containment vessel from failing. But if a core melts, it will slump to the bottom of the reactor vessel, probably melt through the reactor vessel onto the containment floor. It's likely to spread as a molten pool—like lava—to the edge of the steel shell and melt through. That would result in a containment failure in a matter of less than a day. It's good that it's got a better containment system than Chernobyl, but it's not as strong as most of the reactors in this country."

[Several interesting comments follow the article]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fukushima-core&page=2
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How to Cool a Nuclear Reactor

Japan's devastating earthquake caused cooling problems at one of the nation's nuclear reactors, and authorities scrambled to prevent a meltdown
...

The 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan is causing problems for at least one of its fleet of nuclear reactors—and authorities have shut down 10 of the country's 55 units. Tokyo Electric Power confirmed that pressure had been rising inside reactor No. 1 at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the northeast coast, one of the largest nuclear power plants in the world. That means cooling water is not getting to the reactor core, causing a build up of steam inside the containment vessel. The problem, according to Japanese media reports, is a loss of grid electricity to run the pumps that bring in cooling water. The backup diesel generators that are supposed to provide emergency power in that case are out of order, according to the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, but replacements were being taken to the plant. (Similar diesel generators were providing power to the nation's Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant, which recycles spent nuclear fuel.)


As a precautionary measure, the Japanese government has declared a nuclear emergency and asked people living within three kilometers of the facility to evacuate and people living within 10 kilometers to remain indoors. Tokyo Electric Power, for its part, planned to vent some of the radioactive steam from inside the containment building.
Scientific American spoke with Scott Burnell, public affairs officer at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the government agency charged with monitoring the safety of the 104 nuclear reactors in the U.S., about what it takes to cool down a reactor.


[An edited transcript of the interview follows.]
How do you typically cool a reactor?

...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/a...a-nuclear-reactor&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_SP_20110314

 

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How To Help

In addition to the American Red Cross, the United States Agency for International Development works with the Center for International Disaster Information at CIDI.org. They coordinate aid from individuals, groups, corporations and the diaspora population.

Amazon.com has been accepting Japan-targeted donations and passing them to American Red Cross.

The online coupon site Groupon has set up a page for donations to the International Medical Corps' relief efforts in Japan.

The American Red Cross, Verizon and AT&T are among organizations and companies that are soliciting relief effort donations via text.

Free information on America's charities can be found at Charity Navigator and at Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has been tracking donations to aid victims in Japan.


http://www.npr.org/2011/03/14/134541988/international-humanitarian-aid-needed-for-japan

 

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Tsunami wave at airport
Juding from previous videos, this could be a security camera at the airport of Sendai
http://search.creativecommons.org/?q=epidimiology+nuclear+emissions&sourceid=Mozilla-search
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This composite of videos by The Telegraph highlights the numerous locations affected identifying the locations where many of the images we have seen here, and many we have not, where actually captured.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8375373/Japan-earthquake-live.html

 

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Japan: Mounting humanitarian, nuclear crisis after quake - Interactive map

http://www.foxnews.com/interactive/world/2011/03/11/japan-earthquake-major-tsunami-damage/

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Death toll stands at 4277

17/03/2011

The official number of dead and missing after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan's northeast coast has topped 12,000, police said on Wednesday, but reports hinted at a much higher toll.

The number of confirmed dead from Friday's twin disasters stood at 4277, while the official number of missing hit 8194. A total of 2282 people were injured in the disaster.

But reports continued to come in which indicated that the final toll could be much higher.

read more: newstalkzb

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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March 17, 2011

Japan: Nearly 15,000 Dead Or Missing Following Earthquake


Written by: KUNA

The confirmed death toll from a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and devastating tsunami on March 11 that hit northeastern and eastern Japan has jumped to 5,321 and 9,329 others people remained missing as of 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) on Thursday, the government announced.

Of the total, 2,896 deaths have been confirmed in the hardest-hit Miyagi Prefecture alone, while 1,824 people were killed in neighboring Iwate Prefecture, the National Police Agency said.

Seven people were also killed in Tokyo. The death toll is expected to further rise, as the current tally of missing people reflects only the number actually registered with the police.

As of Thursday afternoon, about 386,000 people sought refuge in 2,200 shelters.

Read more: Eurasiareview

 

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14 elderly die after evacuating Japanese hospital


TOKYO - Fourteen elderly patients have died after being transferred out of a hospital in the radiation zone near Japan's troubled nuclear power plant.

A government official said two died in transit Monday and another 12 while staying at a temporary shelter at a high school gym. The remaining patients were moved to other hospitals by Thursday morning.

Fukushima official Chuei Inamura said: "We simply did not have means to provide good care."

The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan's northeast last week is taking a particularly heavy toll on the elderly. Many perished. Survivors face hospitals without electricity or water and shortages of everything from medicine to adult diapers.

Japan has one of the world's most rapidly aging populations.



Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/03/17/1759905/14-elderly-die-after-evacuating.html#ixzz1GqtUc5hK

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[Gert van der Hoek]

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Woes mount for Japan tsunami survivors


17 Mar 2011

OTSUCHI, Japan, March 17 (Reuters) - Nearly a week after their home town was annihilated in a catastrophic tsunami, the 1,000-plus survivors of the small Japanese fishing town of Otsuchi are hanging by a thread.

With no water or electricity and scant food, survivors keep each other company at one of three emergency shelters on the outskirts of what remains of the town.

"You can't wash your hands or face," says 72-year-old Katsu Sawayama, seated in the middle of the high school gymnasium, the biggest of the shelters in a town where more than half the 17,000 residents are still missing.

Adding to their woes, a heavy snowstorm sent temperatures plunging to below zero and blanketed acres of tsunami debris in white.

While international attention has been focused on Japan's efforts to stop damage at a quake-hit nuclear power plant from spiralling out of control, a massive salvage and rescue operation has slowly been gathering steam.

Scores of villages, hamlets and towns lining Japan's northeast coast were flattened by tsunami waves that rolled in minutes after Friday's 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

While the official toll stands at less than 5,000, thousands more are listed as missing and the final tally is likely to soar.

Read more: Alertnet

 

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Please be warned about chain emails. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan


Incorrect information concerning Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake in the form of chain emails, electronic bulletin boards and mini blogs is being circulated. Please check to see whether this information is correct by checking reliable sources of information such as the websites of government agencies or of reliable media, and please do not panic through these chain mails, etc.
Moreover, forwarding these chain emails results in creating more panic. If you receive one of these chain emails, please delete it immediately and do not forward it to anyone else.

http://www.mext.go.jp/english/topics/1303717.htm