Japan earthquake, Tsunami....Tsunami Warning Hawaii maybe west coast
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Great read.
Riverside, California (CNN) -- Akiko Kosaka, a student from Japan attending the University of California at Riverside, had lost all hope for her family in Minami Sanriku, the fishing village where more than half of the 17,000 residents are missing and feared dead in the aftermath of last week's tsunami.
For three days, she scoured the Internet. She received one e-mail that her youngest sister, Yukako, 13, was likely safe in her middle school's shelter. But what about her parents, paternal grandparents and older sister, who all lived under the same roof?
When the mayor was quoted in the media as saying he barely survived the tsunami, Kosaka thought the worst, because her father's pharmacy was located near the town hall.
"I didn't think they survived," Kosaka, 20, told CNN during a tearful interview Tuesday. "I cried for three days -- Friday, Saturday, Sunday."
Then she received word Sunday night from a friend in Japan of the existence of a 45-second YouTube video showing her family home as the only one standing amid the rubble. The video highlighted her older sister holding a sign to a TV news crew saying in Japanese "we are all safe."
Riverside, California (CNN) -- Akiko Kosaka, a student from Japan attending the University of California at Riverside, had lost all hope for her family in Minami Sanriku, the fishing village where more than half of the 17,000 residents are missing and feared dead in the aftermath of last week's tsunami.
For three days, she scoured the Internet. She received one e-mail that her youngest sister, Yukako, 13, was likely safe in her middle school's shelter. But what about her parents, paternal grandparents and older sister, who all lived under the same roof?
When the mayor was quoted in the media as saying he barely survived the tsunami, Kosaka thought the worst, because her father's pharmacy was located near the town hall.
"I didn't think they survived," Kosaka, 20, told CNN during a tearful interview Tuesday. "I cried for three days -- Friday, Saturday, Sunday."
Then she received word Sunday night from a friend in Japan of the existence of a 45-second YouTube video showing her family home as the only one standing amid the rubble. The video highlighted her older sister holding a sign to a TV news crew saying in Japanese "we are all safe."
thats a touching story for sure..but how you think the families of the lost feel?
man, i was talking to some folks the other day that got fam out there..its a trip, he was saying if that shit hit here we would be FUCKED. japan got buildings MADE for earthquakes an shit..granted, as he admitted it was the tsunami that did major damage too but shit, we would be so fucked out here..
wake up call
man, i was talking to some folks the other day that got fam out there..its a trip, he was saying if that shit hit here we would be FUCKED. japan got buildings MADE for earthquakes an shit..granted, as he admitted it was the tsunami that did major damage too but shit, we would be so fucked out here..
wake up call
http://thesun.co.uk
check that shit out,more informative..
they saying everybody need to get the fuck out right now
check that shit out,more informative..
they saying everybody need to get the fuck out right now
I had lunch with an LA county sheriff (save the jokes for later) yesterday. They had briefings about it since the hit in Japan. Long story short, he said that if something like that were to hit here we would be completely fucked.
Not only our infrastructure but because people wouldn't know how to react. The tsunami warning alone flooded the phones lines at the police station. That's how retarded people are. They see a tsunami warning on TV and call 911 to find out whats going on. Like it's some information hotline.
Not only our infrastructure but because people wouldn't know how to react. The tsunami warning alone flooded the phones lines at the police station. That's how retarded people are. They see a tsunami warning on TV and call 911 to find out whats going on. Like it's some information hotline.
US and UK news are both making huge deals about the radiation. Japan TV is extremely calm. I tuned in and they were talking about the weather. I really think Japan is trying to keep its people at bay.
Either way, the travel agency is offering a full refund for the ticket we bought to Japan as well as the railway pass, as long as we cancel by the 28th of March. I think my Mom is canceling, it's just not worth the risk at this point. We are also going to propose for our friends in Tokyo to come here if needed.
Either way, the travel agency is offering a full refund for the ticket we bought to Japan as well as the railway pass, as long as we cancel by the 28th of March. I think my Mom is canceling, it's just not worth the risk at this point. We are also going to propose for our friends in Tokyo to come here if needed.