Wednesday - March 16, 2011

Exodus from a nuclear nightmare: Thousands flee.  See links.

Some interesting links from Christopher yesterday, as well as a bit of insight re. figures etc.  I was so overwhelmed with photos in papers, full page after page that it never dawned on me to wonder about the subject Chris brought up.  For sure though it’s pretty scary for the only people with a history of an atomic disaster in their past.

Now, in addition to one place with a volcano, the aftermath of the quake and tsunami, now they have snow on top of everything else.

I don’t guess it will mean much but ..... I wish the people of Japan well and a quick recovery from this disaster. I know they will rise again, as they have since their beginnings.

There’s a subhead somewhere in today’s paper that claims the authorities were warned two years ago about safety features at the nuke plants. I haven’t read the attending article yet, but plan to.

No doubt you’re all watching news and live shots from the scene and your papers are running the same thing.
So here’s some of what we are seeing and of course there’s lots more at the links.

Have to feel very sorry for the victims and their families in Japan.  I really like those ppl and loved Japan when I was there for a very short (too short) time.

Exodus from a nuclear nightmare: Thousands flee as they question whether Japan’s government is telling them truth about reactors
BY RICHARD SHEARS

Hundreds of vehicles sped out of the shadow of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant yesterday.
Those inside the cars and trucks were fleeing for their lives, terrified about what might happen next and reluctant to believe anything their government was telling them.

‘We knew it was close by, but they told us over and over again that it was safe, safe, safe,’ said 70-year-old evacuee Fumiko Watanabe.
‘People are worried that we aren’t being told how dangerous this stuff is and what really happened.’
Thousands of terrified residents emptied the shelves in last-minute panic-buying sprees. Many of the evacuees filled their pockets and bags with all the food they could carry as they piled into temporary shelters.

Japan

JAPAN, ANOTHER LINK

There’s no point in posting a lot of article which is mostly photos anyway. Read the links for more if interested. Meanwhile, here’s a few edited pix.

Damaged reactor

Don’t understand how a house can float like this. But it did. Two miles out to sea.

And finally for this post .... JAPAN .... Survivor ... 1945

2011

Shinto shrines represent the spiritual connection between the people and the land. The traditional Torii entrance gates to these shrines were among the few structures to survive in Hiroshima 66 years ago and in the village of Otsuchi last Friday

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