Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts

Monday, April 11, 2011

The Japan Quake - One Month Later - April 11, 2011

The Japan Quake - One Month Later
It’s been one month today since Japan suffered that massive, deadly earthquake and tsunami. Today we reflect on that tragic day and all the heartfelt pains and joys that have been so much part of the story all these days later
Monday, April 11, 2011
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.About above file photo: A fishing boat crashed against a building after being swept ashore during a massive tsunami that hit the Japanese fishing port of Ofunato, Japan, March 11, 2011. The town was devastated by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that triggered the destructive tsunami.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Bradley
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- On March 11, 2011, an earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, churning up a devastating tsunami that swept over cities and farmland in the northern part of the country and set off warnings as far away the west coast of the United States and South America. Recorded as 9.0 on the Richter scale, it was the most powerful quake ever to hit the country. As the nation struggled with a rescue effort, it also faced the worst nuclear emergency since Chernobyl...
Read more HERE from New York Times
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- The actual number of collected dead bodies as of 7:00pm April 11, 2011, Japan local time is 13,013 with a total of 14,608 still missing.
Read more HERE from Gather
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* JapanToday.com brings us the following report early this Monday afternoon and their report starts off like this... Sirens wailed and people bowed their heads and wept along Japan’s devastated northeast coast Monday as they marked a month since the tsunami that killed up to 25,000 people and unleashed a persistent nuclear crisis... With thousands of bodies yet to be found, a tsunami-flooded nuclear power plant still spewing radiation and more than 150,000 people living in shelters, there was little time for reflection on Japan’s worst disaster since World War II...
Read the rest at link below...
- Also from JapanToday is this heart ripping report...
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* The Washington Post has this troubling report today and their report starts off like this... Japan won’t stop shaking... Monday, one month after the horrific March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the island was rattled anew by an aftershock, this one measuring at magnitude 6.6. It was hardly a major temblor, but it was strong enough to knock out electricity briefly at the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. Four days earlier, a magnitude 7.1 quake led to four deaths and widespread power outages. With soldiers still looking for the bodies of thousands of people who vanished a month ago, Japan is coping with the painful reality that it is sits in a seismic bull’s eye...
Read the rest at link below...
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* Also from The Washington Post is this report today and it goes in part like this... In the month since an epic earthquake and tsunami destroyed Japan’s northeastern coast, evacuation centers have transformed from places where people can stay into places people wish to leave. Most shelters now feature heat and running water and three good meals a day. But they don’t offer privacy, a place to grieve or an opportunity to rebuild. The problem is, few evacuees have found other places to go...
Read the full report at link below...
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* LATimes.Com has Complete Coverage of the Japan Earthquake at the link below...
LOTS of info/videos/photos and more at above link
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* Videos & Photos *
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Japan Rattled by Aftershocks Month After Tsunami
About this News Video: A strong new quake and other aftershocks rattled northeastern Japan hours after the country somberly marked one month since a deadly combination of quake and tsunami laid waste to the region. April 11th
This video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress
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Tsunami in Japan [HD] 3/11 first person FULL raw footage

About this video: This is the full raw footage filmed by some Japanese people on Friday March 11th, 2011, during the tsunami which occurred in northern Japan, following the 9.0 magnitude earthquake... According to the video, it was filmed in the Miyagi Prefecture in the city of Kesennuma which has 74,000 inhabitants..
- View many more videos/pictures Here -
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* CNN.com:
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"It's not Impossible"
This Music Video posted on YouTube by ConceptUnderground
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* LATimes.Com:
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* Time.com:
The country reels after a catastrophic earthquake rocked its northeastern coast on March 11, 2011
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* BBC.co.uk:
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God bless all those that lost their lives from this tragic event and those who have suffered so much since that tragic day
AubreyJ.........
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Videos: Ultimate Loyalty - Japanese Dog Refuses to Leave Injured Friend Behind

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You GOT to click this one out...
Ultimate Loyalty:
Japanese Dog Refuses to Leave Injured Friend Behind
Emerging coverage from Japan offers a moving example of ultimate dog loyalty, and clearly illustrates the challenges faced by animal victims of the earthquake and tsunami.
This video posted on YouTube by LNeilB2
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I read in the comments about above video that several news reports had reported that both dogs are very much alive and well today.
Good news -- Good news!
AubreyJ.........

Japan: EARTHQUAKE - TSUNAMI Updates - March 16, 2011

Japan: EARTHQUAKE - TSUNAMI Updates
140,000 People Ordered To Seal Themselves Indoors After Series Of Explosions And Fires At Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant - Japanese Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano Reports Fukushima Plant Workers Have Been Withdrawn Following Sudden Rise In Radiation Levels Today
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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Last updated at 5:15am CDT
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About above photo: A fishing boat crashes against a building after being swept ashore during a massive tsunami that hit the Japanese fishing port of Ofunato, Japan, March 15, 2011. The town was devastated by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake that triggered the destructive tsunami. U.S. service members have been assisting in relief efforts in the country.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Bradley
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Japanese Officials Scramble to Contain Nuclear Power Plant Crisis
* Fox News brings us the following troubling news out of Japan today...
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* CBS News has this update on the news... Workers reportedly return to tsunami-stricken plant after evacuation order; Officials tell CBS it was never totally abandoned
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* CNN has the following report posted up on their website early this Wednesday morning and it starts off like this... Japan's Emperor addressed the nation Wednesday -- a rare event that only occurs in times of war or national crisis... Emperor Akihito's speech underlined Prime Minister Naoto Kan's earlier assertion that the country was going through its worst crisis since World War II. And it came on the same day that white smoke and a new blaze at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear plant added to radiation concerns in a country grappling with a nuclear crisis...
Read the rest at link below...
Find LOTS of videos at above link too...
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Today’s Videos:
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Survivors Search For Hope Among The Rubble
About this video: The town of Otsuchi was not only hit by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami but a fire also ravaged the place. Most survivors have a stunned and lost look about them... There are some happy reunions, two women who knew each other from childhood found one another after thinking each was dead... One man searching through the debris said, "I have no idea what is going to happen. The whole town has gone, the town next door is gone... it's as if I am living in a dream."
This video posted on YouTube by Euronews
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Japan Abandons Nuke Plant Over Radiation
About this short news video: Japan suspended operations to prevent a stricken nuclear plant from melting down Wednesday after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous for workers to remain at the facility. (March 15th)
This video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress
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Tsunami in Japan [HD] 3/11 first person FULL raw footage
About this video: This is the full raw footage filmed by some Japanese people on Friday March 11th, 2011, during the tsunami which occurred in northern Japan, following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake... According to the video, it was filmed in the Miyagi Prefecture in the city of Kesennuma which has 74,000 inhabitants.
- View many more videos/pictures Here -
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“It's not Impossible”
This Music Video posted on YouTube by ConceptUnderground

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Radiation Forces Pullout Around Japan Plant
About this video: Emergency crews were forced to retreat from Japan's stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Wednesday after a spike in radiation. The pullback cost precious time in the fight to prevent a nuclear meltdown. (March 16th)
This news video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress
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You GOT to click this one out...
Ultimate Loyalty:
Japanese Dog Refuses to Leave Injured Friend Behind
Emerging coverage from Japan offers a moving example of ultimate dog loyalty, and clearly illustrates the challenges faced by animal victims of the earthquake and tsunami.
This video posted on YouTube by LNeilB2
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Much more to come...
AubreyJ.........
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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Japan: EARTHQUAKE - TSUNAMI Updates - March 13, 2011

Japan: EARTHQUAKE - TSUNAMI Updates
Japanese Officials Estimate Death Toll More Than 10,000 -
 NOW a Volcano Erupts...
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Last updated at 06:15pm CDT
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About above image: Tsunami Wave Height Model Shows Pacific-Wide Impact Model runs from the Center for Tsunami Research at the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory show the expected wave heights of the tsunami as it travels across the Pacific basin.
Image credit: NOAA
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* CTV News brings us the following update and their report starts off like this... Japanese officials raised the estimated death toll from the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country's northeast to more than 10,000 Sunday, as hundreds of thousands of survivors salvaged what belongings they could and sought food and water at emergency centres... Friday's quake and tsunami damaged key nuclear plants and left entire cities demolished in their wake. Police in the northeastern Miyagi prefecture, one of the worst affected by the disaster, estimated Sunday that more than 10,000 people had been killed in the region, which is home to about 2.3 million people. So far, the number of confirmed dead is 1,400, which includes about 200 bodies that were found along the coast on Sunday. But thousands more are still missing...
Read the full report at link below...
Awesome, raw video footage at above link, photos too...
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* AP brings us this take on the economy hit to Japan... The Bank of Japan stood ready to prop up the financial system amid fears the Tokyo stock market will nosedive when trading opens Monday following the disasters that killed thousands and devastated the country's northeast... Preliminary estimates put repair costs from the earthquake and tsunami in the tens of billions of dollars — a huge blow for an economy that lost its place as the world's No. 2 to China last year, and was already in a fragile state...
Read the rest at link below...
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* CNN Reports...
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Mount Shinmoedake Volcano
Earthquakes, tsunami, near nuclear power plant meltdowns too... as though the people of Japan didn't have enough to cope with... NOW a volcano begins to erupt this Sunday, sending hundreds of folks running...
This video posted on YouTube by hitosi49
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Videos:
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Here’s some raw video footage I found on the BBC.co.uk website that shows Friday's tsunami sweeping through Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture, north-eastern Japan...
Click it out at link below...
- LOTS of videos can be seen of Friday’s tsunami at above link -
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Japan Races to Avert Multiple Nuclear Meltdowns
About this News Video: Japan's nuclear crisis intensified Sunday as authorities raced to combat the threat of multiple reactor meltdowns and more than 170,000 people evacuated the northeastern coast where fears spread over possible radioactive contamination. (March 13th)
This video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress
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Find lots of info/videos/photos and more from DoD at link above
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More to come...
AubreyJ.........
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