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Old March 11th, 2011, 12:58 PM   #1
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ATTENTION Japan's quake toll set to exceed 1,000, world offers help


By Edwina Gibbs and Chisa Fujioka Edwina Gibbs And Chisa Fujioka

http://www.yahoo.com/_ylt=Anvx2ej.Ki...us_japan_quake

TOKYO (Reuters) – A devastating tsunami triggered by the biggest earthquake on record in Japan looked set to kill at least 1,000 people along the northeastern coast on Friday after a wall of water swept away everything in its path.

The government warned there could be a small radiation leak from a nuclear reactor whose cooling system was knocked out by the quake. About 3,000 residents in the area some 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo had been moved out of harm's way.

Underscoring grave concerns about the Fukushima plant, the U.S. air force delivered coolant to avert a rise in the temperature of its nuclear rods, but officials said a leak was still possible because pressure would have to be released.

The unfolding disaster in the wake of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and 10-meter (33-feet) high tsunami prompted offers of search and rescue help from 45 countries.

China said rescuers were ready to help with quake relief while President Barack Obama told Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan the United States would assist in any way.

"This is likely to be a humanitarian relief operation of epic proportions," Japan expert Sheila Smith of the U.S.-based Council on Foreign Relations wrote in a commentary.

Stunning TV footage showed a muddy torrent of water carrying cars and wrecked homes at high speed across farmland near the coastal city of Sendai, home to one million people and which lies 300 km (180 miles) northeast of Tokyo. Ships had been flung onto a harbor wharf, where they lay helplessly on their side.

Boats, cars and trucks were tossed around like toys in the water after a small tsunami hit the town of Kamaichi in northern Japan. Kyodo news agency reported that contact had been lost with four trains in the coastal area.

Daylight, just an hour away, looked set to reveal further death and devastation, especially after two strong aftershocks that struck during the night in the northwest of Japan's main island. Japanese politicians pushed for an emergency budget to fund relief efforts after Kan asked them to "save the country," Kyodo news agency reported. Japan is already the most heavily indebted major economy in the world, meaning any funding efforts would be closely scrutinized by financial markets.

Domestic media said the death toll was expected to exceed 1,000, most of whom appeared to have drowned by churning waters after the mid-afternoon earthquake.

The extent of the destruction along a lengthy stretch of coastline suggested the death toll could rise significantly.

Even in a nation accustomed to earthquakes, the devastation was shocking.

"A big area of Sendai city near the coast, is flooded. We are hearing that people who were evacuated are stranded," said Rie Sugimoto, a reporter for NHK television in Sendai.

"About 140 people, including children, were rushed to an elementary school and are on the rooftop but they are surrounded by water and have nowhere else to go."

Japan has prided itself on its speedy tsunami warning system, which has been upgraded several times since its inception in 1952, including after a 7.8 magnitude quake triggered a 30-meter high wave before a warning was given.

The country has also built countless breakwaters and floodgates to protect ports and coastal areas, although experts said they might not have been enough to prevent disasters such as the one that struck on Friday.

In Tokyo, residents who had earlier fled swaying buildings jammed the streets trying to make their way home on Friday evening after much of the city's public transport was halted.

Many subways in Tokyo later resumed operation but trains did not run. People who decided not to walk home slept in office buildings.

"I was unable stay on my feet because of the violent shaking. The aftershocks gave us no reprieve. Then the tsunamis came when we tried to run for cover. It was the strongest quake I experienced," a woman with a baby on her back told television in northern Japan.

FIRES ACROSS THE COAST

The quake, the most powerful since Japan started keeping records 140 years ago, sparked at least 80 fires in cities and towns along the coast, Kyodo said.

Other Japanese nuclear power plants and oil refineries were shut down and one refinery was ablaze. Television footage showed an intense fire in the waterfront area near Sendai.

Auto plants, electronics factories and refineries shut, roads buckled and power to millions of homes and businesses was knocked out. Several airports, including Tokyo's Narita, were closed and rail services halted. All ports were shut.

The central bank said it would cut short a two-day policy review scheduled for next week to one day on Monday and promised to do its utmost to ensure financial market stability.

The disaster occurred as the world's third-largest economy had been showing signs of reviving from an economic contraction in the final quarter of last year. It raised the prospect of major disruptions for many key businesses and a massive repair bill running into tens of billions of dollars.

The tsunami alerts revived memories of the giant waves that struck Asia in 2004.

Warnings were issued for countries to the west of Japan and across the Pacific as far away as Colombia and Peru, but the tsunami dissipated as it sped across the ocean and worst fears in the Americas were not realized.

The earthquake was the fifth most powerful to hit the world in the past century.

"The building shook for what seemed a long time and many people in the newsroom grabbed their helmets and some got under their desks," Reuters correspondent Linda Sieg said in Tokyo. "It was probably the worst I have felt since I came to Japan more than 20 years ago."

The quake surpasses the Great Kanto quake of September 1, 1923, which had a magnitude of 7.9 and killed more than 140,000 people in the Tokyo area.

The 1995 Kobe quake caused $100 billion in damage and was the most expensive natural disaster in history. Economic damage from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was estimated at about $10 billion.

Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas.

(Writing by John Chalmers; Editing by Dean Yates; Singapore)
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Old March 11th, 2011, 11:10 PM   #2
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Things could get a whole lot worse in the next few hours if they don't get the problems fixed in those nuclear power plants with damaged cooling systems. The quake was horrible enough without the looming threat of multiple reactor meltdowns.
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my Thoughts and hopes for the people effected.. shocking
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U.S. East Coast is having major problems too:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_severe_weather
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Old March 12th, 2011, 07:47 AM   #6
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I saw earlier where they had a bit of good news. A building housing a nuclear reactor blew up but the casing for the reactor wasn't cracked, so no radiation leak (at least, no more than usual) and no meltdown, which has been a fear since the disaster hit.
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Old March 12th, 2011, 08:29 AM   #7
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There's something seriously wrong with people. I just saw on Yahoo in the "Trending Now" section (things getting the most searches) where "Tokyo Disneyland" is getting a lot of hits. To put this in perspective: Japan has just suffered one of the most horrific (if not the most horrific) natural disasters in its history and all some people care about is freakin' Disneyland?! Are they serious?! Over a thousand people are estimated to be dead and all they care about is Disneyland?! It absolutely amazes me how shallow some people are.

Edit: I have just been informed that there are people stranded at the park. Still, that doesn't seem to me to be quite as high a priority as things like whole villages being swept away.
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The thing that is worrying me about this whole thing is that there are press releases saying that the nuclear plant issues at Fukushima are under control, then soon after theres another explosion.

Doesn't sound too "in control" to me. Hope they get a good handle on it soon though, could be particularly horrific for Japan if it goes the way of Chernobyl.
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yes its very worrying.
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The press can be idiots at times. It's my understanding that it might be days, maybe even a week, before the nuclear situation is "under control." Until they come up with at least a temporary fix to keep those reactors from going critical, they're ticking bombs.

I was looking at before and after satellite photos on Yahoo this morning and the devastation is horrific. My thoughts are with everyone affected by this disaster. It's a long road ahead for them.
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My thoughts are with everyone affected by this disaster. It's a long road ahead for them.
I share that statement ....
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As anyone can see, we have a link at top (for those that can and want to) to donate to not only the Japan relief, but other affected areas too.
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I gave something recently . not as much as I would like but what I could afford ... give a little better than nothing
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The situation is much worse after this weekend. Japan now has three faulty reactors and they are pumping corrosive seawater into at least two of them to keep the fuel rods from being esposed to the air. I'm not sure how the Japanese reactors are designed but the fuel rods are jammed in the exposed position and the Control rods that enhibit reactions are clearly useless at this point or they wouldn't be trying so desperately to keep exposed fuel rods cool.

The Japanese govt is trying its best to keep panic over concurent nuclear meltdowns under control but every time they make a statement to reassure the public, the situation gets worse. This is a catastrophy on top of a disaster that no engineer can factor into a reactor design.
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Not an attempt at being funny, but I keep thinking Godzilla went for a stroll through Japan.
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Not an attempt at being funny, but I keep thinking Godzilla went for a stroll through Japan.
I've had that thought as well. It does look like something out of one of their famous monster movies though, unfortunately, this time it's a reality.
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Situation update:
The last thing I heard earlier today ....
Explosions at 3 of the formerly active reactors. The fourth reactor ( which was shut down and used for spent fuel rod storage ) was overheating. The water in the storage reactor was boiling off.

Radiation is confirmed to be leaking from at least one reactor and can be monitored as far as Tokyo. Winds were from the east/northeast blowing contamination towards Tokyo.
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A 7.4 magnitude aftershock hit today. According to Japanese officials, there was no major change in the damaged areas, though there was another tsunami warning, as if those people haven't been through enough.
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