BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Very sad. Take care. Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Tsunami warning for Indonesia, Chilli and Peru! Shocking images. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 8.4 mag. Hate watching these sickening images. Link to post Share on other sites
Ctrl-Z 0 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Any of our regulars from around the hardest hit places? Sure hope the news is better than it looks it might be. Link to post Share on other sites
Ctrl-Z 0 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Hundreds of people are feared dead and injured after a huge earthquake struck Japan early today. Minutes after the earthquake, measuring 8.4 magnitude, struck 150 miles north of Tokyo in the Miyagi prefecture at 2.46 local time, a four metre hight tsunami swept into the coastal port of Kamaishi, sweeping ships and cars away and inundating warehouses. Cars and entire houses were also swept off in Onahama city in Fukushima prefecture and fires burned out of controlafter it was inundated by a 7.3 metre wave. Horrifying television coverage showed the tsunami engulfing towns and countryside in Miyagi, sweeping away hundreds of homes and cars. It was followed by a fast moving second tsunami. A huge plume of black smoke hovered over the port area of Tokyo, as fires broke out in the industrial zone and workers threw themselves under their desks as buildings shook violently. In Tokyo, a number of people were after a roof collapsed at a hall where a graduation ceremony for 600 students was being held. Within minutes of the earthquake, which was centred 80 miles off Japan’s eastern coast at a depth of just six miles, a tsunami alert was issued for the whole Japanese coast and the north Pacific including Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, the Marshall Islands, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Micronesia and Hawaii as the meteorological office warned of a possible 32 foot wave. It later extended the warning to Australia,NZ and the South American Pacific coast including Mexico, Chile and Peru. Narita airport in Tokyo closed, bullet trains were cancelled and nuclear plants shut down. Sendai airport was completely indundated by the tsunami. Naoto Kan, the Prime Minister said in an address to parliament: “The government will do everything possible to minimise the damage. it will do its utmost.†It was one of the biggest earthquakes ever to hit Japan. We felt it strongly in my office, he 10th floor of a modern building in Tokyo. After the initial big jolt we could feel strong rattling and swaying which last for at least a minute. An aftershock minutes later felt even worse. I sheltered under my desk and through the window could see other workers in buildings across the street also taking refuge. In 16 years in Japan I have not felt such a strong earthquake. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Metabo Oyaji in Miyagi? Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Bloody hell I was up on the 10th floor of a building. Without doubt the strongest I have felt and the scariest experience of my life. Link to post Share on other sites
TropicalPow 0 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Terrible , terrible images. Best wishes and our hearts are with our Japanese friends and SJers. Very sad. Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: muikabochi Metabo Oyaji in Miyagi? Metabo! Ahhh I really hope he doesn't live near the coast, one of the worst flooded areas. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Listening to BBC now "and we are STILL having aftershocks". We had them for literally 3 months after Chuetsu and the first month it was many each day, I doubt they will stop anytime today! Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Terrible news. Thoughts with everyone involved. Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Minakami shook pretty bad as well. Those tsunami images are shocking. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Just watched the footage, **** that is scary! The Tsunami warning is widened to the entire Pacific rim... including Aus, NZ, Mexico etc. Thoughts and good vibes to all in the area. Stay safe and keep your family safe too! Link to post Share on other sites
BillTheBinMan 0 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Shocking stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Look at the massive area this covered. Can't imagine anything much worse than that, but obviously it was 150km to the north. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 My thoughts are with you all. Been out all day and just about to race out again - so so sad to hear! Sending all the positive vibes for all our SJ family in Nihon to be safe and sound. XX Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherLocklearRocks 1 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 There have been 3 large DIFFERENT earthquakes here. They are saying on the Japanese TV now that there's a chance of more 'new' quakes, in further different places. Rather than just aftershocks. Link to post Share on other sites
Zaoman 0 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I'm in Tokyo but can't get through to anyone in Yamagata or Zao. News did say that most electricity out in Yamagata. Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Latest seems to be 19 dead. Link to post Share on other sites
ippy 66 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Hope youre all good and well and nowhere near any of the serious stuff. *vibes* Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Watching the footage. So scary and sad. My thoughts are with everyone over there. Stay safe everyone. Trying to contact Friends in Toyko - Oita and Nagoya. My heart is so sad for Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 8.4 >>>> 8.8! Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: big-will By far the strongest I've felt there. I was in a meeting cussing the fact that I had to sit there and moaning about all sorts. Those things don't seem quite as important now. It's incredible and awesome (the bad meaning) how nature can in an instant turn many lives around. Yes, it is crazy how trivial our daily problems seem when compared to ones like these. There may not be thousands dead, but the economic impact will be felt by a lot of people. Cars, houses, etc all destroyed by it. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Tsunami alerts have been extended to the following countries among others: Russia Papua New Guinea Australia New Zealand Fiji Mexico Guatemala El Salvador Costa Rica Nicaragua Panama Honduras Chile Ecuador Colombia Peru Link to post Share on other sites
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