Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami on going after shocks and Tsunami warnings.

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This is an actual report, and it a separate topic than the political topic in the "Politics" forum.

I've heard back from one of the members on my website who lives in Tokyo, Japan and he's reporting that Tokyo is doing fine. They didn't suffer any real damage. Apparently, the real damage from the Earthquake took place in Sendai. The deaths were a result of the tsunami that hit Japan as a result of the Earthquake and that the deaths were not caused by the Earthquake itself.

Do NOT post about the unemployment issue in this topic. There already exists a topic for that issue in the Politics forum.

Please only post your condolences, support and prayers for the Japanese people.

UPDATE: Rather than continuously updating the topic title, it has edited one last time to reflect everything involving the earthquake and tsunami.

Just saw breaking news on MSNBC - the two nuclear power plants have issued a meltdown warning.

OH OH.....

It is 3. The cooling systems have failed.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42025882/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

Not good..........

The cooling system for a reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant failed on Friday after a massive earthquake caused a power outage.

The continued loss of electricity has also delayed the planned release of vapor from inside the reactor to ease pressure. Pressure inside one of the reactors had risen to 1.5 times the level considered normal.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

DesperateInRI wrote:It is 3. The cooling systems have failed.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42025882/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

That is not good at all.

It gets worse. According to Gizmodo:

The US Geological Survey is reporting that the coast of Japan has shifted 8 feet (2.4m) because of the earthquake in Japan. The Earth's axis has reportedly been shifted 10 inches too.

http://gizmodo.com/#!5781147/the-usgs-says-the-japan-coast-has-shifted-8-feet-because-of-the-earthquake

Worse yet, the Earthquake bent the tip of the Tokyo Tower, the most recognizable structure in Japan:

http://gizmodo.com/#!5781075/the-japanese-quake-was-so-powerful-it-bent-the-tokyo-tower

A statement from above article:
the amount of radioactive element in the vapor would be "very small" and would not affect the environment or human health. "With evacuation in place and the ocean-bound wind, we can ensure the safety," he said at a televised news conference.

Now, as 99ers, we all know not to believe anything coming from the Gov,.........any gov!

Just saying a prayer for all the people there. I can't even imagine what this must be like.

rgreen1, I deleted your message because you quoted a message that gethem posted from page 1, knowing that I expressed concern over the post. Please don't do that again.

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Remember, we are ALL in this together.

Thanks to all.

This situation maybe even worse than the initial quake and tsunami. They will suffer the effects from this years from now, it is comparing it with Chernobyl.

Snap analysis: Japan may have hours to prevent nuclear meltdown
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/12/us-japan-quake-nuclear-us-analysis-idUSTRE72B04C20110312

kemcha, are your friends far from where this meltdown will occur?

I saw the picture of the Tokyo Tower earlier today. ABC News was tweeting it. It was a very eerie sight.

I haven't heard anything from him except for his earlier report. I'm assuming that he's far from where this is happening. But, I did hear that all air travel has been grounded, airports are shut down and even flights into Japan have been grounded.

I watched some footage of it this morning. Absolutely horrible.
Ongoing prayers to all involved.

Prayers ongoing for the Japanese people.

Watching Rachel tonight she said there are great fears about the two nuclear power plants melting down. Potentially the west winds could carry that radioactive material into the US. God bless Japan and it's people in this most difficult time.

I think we all need to say a prayer for these people. So many hurt by this and from the news reports tonight, it's not over yet because of the power plants. Though things are not good for us right now, we don't have this to deal with.

The reactor power plant building EXPLODED, they say that radiation in into the air. If this gets into the jet-stream, it will affect our west coast.

mistermunster wrote:The reactor power plant building EXPLODED, they say that radiation in into the air. If this gets into the jet-stream, it will affect our west coast.

They will LIE and cover up how much was really released into the air.

EXPLOSION AT FUKUSHIMA NUKE PLANT, LARGE AFTERSHOCKS ONGOING IN THE AREA

Continuing up to the minute reports:
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/fukushima-nuclear-plant-2011-3#ixzz1GOTrenMI

I also just heard they have a debt rate of 200%. Greece was at 137%

DesperateInRI wrote:Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet; shifted Earth's axis

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/japan.earthquake.tsunami.earth/index.html

Before and after - The Tokyo Tower

This will strengthen the Christian movement. They believe the earth is only 5 thousand years old. It was once thought to take millions of years to have this much movement. It happened it just a few minutes.