Japanese earthquake and tsunami

Jackwow said:
I was in Thailand at the time of the 2004 Asian Tsunami, which eventually killed over 200,000 people in a dozen countries, so this brings back vivid memories. :'(
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I'm thinking in the next few days the death toll will rise considerably. Yesterday it started at about 30 and now they are saying a few hundred. This says to me they actually have no idea and once they start reaching the isolated areas they will be finding whole villages wiped out. Sine of the videos clearly show roads full of moving vehicles being swept away and entire villages being leveled. Its going to be in the thousands, if not tens of thousands.
 
Just seen a report on BBC News channel that one town has 10,000 missing from a population of 17,000, showed before and after pictures of the town and it looked like Hiroshima after the bomb, just a couple of larger buildings and the rest just completely flattened.
 
Not to mention a recent explosion at a nuclear plant. That could spell even more significant disaster if it hasn't been contained!
 
There appears to be a lot of wooden debris all over the place. Are most houses in Japan made of wood?
 
There have been 5 similar nuclear "disasters" in the UK between 1955 and 1979 at Sellafield and a worse one in Cumbria

It is a scale 4 out of 7 which is a nuclear event with local consequences.

It will basically have hardly any effect world wide, just in the area local to the powerstation.
 
Dale_d3100 said:
There have been 5 similar nuclear "disasters" in the UK between 1955 and 1979 at Sellafield and a worse one in Cumbria

It is a scale 4 out of 7 which is a nuclear event with local consequences.

It will basically have hardly any effect world wide, just in the area local to the powerstation.
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Some agencies are putting it at 6 actually.
 
They say Japan is one of the best prepared countries in the world for earthquakes. They are now saying radioactive contamination is strong enough to be harmful to human lives. I wonder what would happen in this country if similar were to happen.:(:'(
 
ziggy©;3490850 said:
There appears to be a lot of wooden debris all over the place. Are most houses in Japan made of wood?
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Yes.
 
I've been following this since the beginning on Sky news; it's a constant reminder that there is nothing more powerful than Mother Nature.
The footage of a young woman breaking down in tears when what I believe is the body of a relative is recovered certainly tugs at the heart strings.
Like everyone else I feel for anyone affected by this tragedy and hope they can get the power stations under safe control as soon as possible.
 
I have not long got back from Tokyo, was there when the earthquake started and got delayed. It was very frightening, but we got lucky, many didn't.

We had planned to go up to the north east coast but decided to stay in Tokyo. We were on the 35th floor of the hotel when it happened, and we had 2m of movement in all directions up the top (the hotel has sensors on it). Never thought I was going to die before, but I now have an idea what that feeling is like.

The news wasn't providing a very accurate report of information. Images from Sendai showing cars getting thrown down the street by the water, yet with the caption 'Live From Tokyo' meant my family back here feared the worse for us.

Apart from the Earthquake and Tsunami we had a fantastic time. Great country, amazing people and we can't wait to return.
 
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