There is enough food, but as a sign of just how totally unorganized and screwed up the distribution is: Yesterday on the news I saw a report from the RED CROSS hospital that they had only enough food to last them through the next day. This 10 days after the disaster. Not some small group of survivors located back in the hills that folks can't get to.....the ****** RED CROSS hospital we're talking about here!!! Not a hospital where the Red Cross is going in and helping...a hospital which even under normal circumstances is operated by the Red Cross.
Is this Ishinomaki ? Supplies may have been held up being on a port which has only reopened in the last day or so combined with still severe fuel shortage. Certainly coastal areas are showing much less noticeable improvement than further inland, although the hospital itself apparently wasn't badly damaged. What they need now are stocks of medical supplies and substantial meals. Evacuation centers are already overflowing with wool blankets, bottled water and nonperishable foods. There are also a lot of chronically ill patients who cannot get the medicines that they need and are probably too sick or stressed to eat normally anyway.
I truly don't understand the government strategy of discouraging foreign aid agencies from swarming into the zone out of a fear of chaos or panic. How long can a person survive on ready to eat riceballs and tea ? It is truly astonishing considering the gravity of the conditions and the situation.
Viewing the positive comments and kindness expressed to the Japanese people by people from all over world makes me so happy. Thank you all for being you....
2008, japan helped us get thru the deadly earthquake and they even mourned for the dead. 2011 chinese people are celebrating what's happening now in japan. i'm sorry but that makes me feel stupid for being a part of that 1.3 billion people.
I am Chinese too,buddy.Actually I didn't hear much "celebrating" in real life or internet in China.Someone did so,but most Chinese people feel sorry for the disaster in Japan and wish Japan get well.Most of us show our respect to Japanese for the excellent behavior in the earthquake.
ﾂ祝窶｢ﾅｸ窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶督ｯ
I don't know what to tell you beyond that I'm sorry. Maybe the article was falsified and was taken down. I have a request for you, FrustratedDave. Could you give your view on what's been going on over there? Be as scathing as you like, because most media outlets in the USA are getting more quiet about the troubles that Japan is going through. Of course, there have been some awesome Japanese people translating live feeds from Japan as they happen, which is awesome, but I'd like to hear your perspective on all of this.
I don't know what to tell you beyond that I'm sorry. Maybe the article was falsified and was taken down. I have a request for you, FrustratedDave. Could you give your view on what's been going on over there? Be as scathing as you like, because most media outlets in the USA are getting more quiet about the troubles that Japan is going through. Of course, there have been some awesome Japanese people translating live feeds from Japan as they happen, which is awesome, but I'd like to hear your perspective on all of this.
I don't know what happened why the high school student stealing money.
My only opinion on this matter is that the Government did not act fast enough and that TEPCO was way behind in their safety regulations. I don't believe we will have a nation wide raditation scare or even something to worry about within Fukushima Prefecture , out side the evacuation area.
The foreign press is just full of sh!t, and they can go to hell for all I care.
The only other thing that is bothering me is that the general public will have to foot the bill for all those companies that have been told to stop producing. We can't get diapers to our elderly b/c the factory has been evacuated due to the Nuclear power plant. We have been told that the government will subsidise them, but at what cost to us? But that is just one of the many problems that the government now face, which the people of Japan will have to pay for.
If only the government had intervened earlier things may have been different. Not mention that TEPCO had not conducted the necessary safety evaluations needed for their Nuclear power plant. I could go on and on, but no would want to listen.
I agree that there isn't going to be a nuclear vapor cloud in our future. However, things have been a real circus in the way the gov and TEPCO have reacted and responded. Poor Mr. Edano seems to be the only one you can have the least amount of faith in (at least I do), but even so, he is only reading a prepared speech, and it is sometimes poorly written.
Two out of the 4 oil plants in the area are back up, so fuel production and distribution is going to be better soon. Contaminated foods seem to be watched and stopped from circulating.
The idiotic things I see are the way they announced that bottled water should be drunk because of the iodine in the tap water. Didn't they see it coming that people would flood to the markets? Heck, even over here in eastern Hokkaido , some markets just put a restriction on buying the stuff! And, the offering of iodine tablets themselves by municipal governments was ludicrous. And, now we have reports of radiation detected in seawater. If it came from the explosions, ok, that was unstoppable. But, if they actually find that fire fighters couldn't even contain the water they sprayed (or that the plant wasn't built to contain it), that's just pitiful. Look at a map to see how close the plant is to the sea! Ever hear of a trench or drain pipe, folks?!
Consider what has to be done.
1. Massive cleanup, not only of debris but mud.
2. Temporary homes built first, then permanent ones.
3. Stores, banks, post offices, too.
4. Relocation costs alone for these people, some who have been shuttled X km from the plant, then X+10 km.
5. Imagine what it's going to take to restore various professions in the areas even after the radiation problem goes away. Law officers, doctors & nurses, etc. Who is going to want to work there? Hell, people are scared as all get out just on some of the minor scares!
6. How do you compensate people for their losses? Lost bank records and pension records are only the start. Who pays for their belongings?
7. Feel free to add to this list. I'm tired.
I haven't heard this on the any of news channels, but from what I am reading on the net, these reactors, designed by GE, were designed to have the spent fuel rods stored on the roof! If that is the case, when these reactors exploded what happened to the fuel rods? Were they blown up into the sea? Seems like such a stupid design if you ask me, but no major media is talking about it. Is anyone in Japan talking about the stored rods? Interesting to know.
I will listen to you! I understand your anger towards foreign media. The big thing in the USA now is the affair in Libya. It's frustrating to me!
5 kindergarteners were found dead. I'm growing uncomfortable with posting this information. It's only going to get worse, and I can't zone myself out of it. All I can say is that I'm glad my country is doing it's part to help Japan.
I agree that there isn't going to be a nuclear vapor cloud in our future. However, things have been a real circus in the way the gov and TEPCO have reacted and responded. Poor Mr. Edano seems to be the only one you can have the least amount of faith in (at least I do), but even so, he is only reading a prepared speech, and it is sometimes poorly written.
Two out of the 4 oil plants in the area are back up, so fuel production and distribution is going to be better soon. Contaminated foods seem to be watched and stopped from circulating.
The idiotic things I see are the way they announced that bottled water should be drunk because of the iodine in the tap water. Didn't they see it coming that people would flood to the markets? Heck, even over here in eastern Hokkaido, some markets just put a restriction on buying the stuff! And, the offering of iodine tablets themselves by municipal governments was ludicrous. And, now we have reports of radiation detected in seawater. If it came from the explosions, ok, that was unstoppable. But, if they actually find that fire fighters couldn't even contain the water they sprayed (or that the plant wasn't built to contain it), that's just pitiful. Look at a map to see how close the plant is to the sea! Ever hear of a trench or drain pipe, folks?!
Consider what has to be done.
1. Massive cleanup, not only of debris but mud.
2. Temporary homes built first, then permanent ones.
3. Stores, banks, post offices, too.
4. Relocation costs alone for these people, some who have been shuttled X km from the plant, then X+10 km.
5. Imagine what it's going to take to restore various professions in the areas even after the radiation problem goes away. Law officers, doctors & nurses, etc. Who is going to want to work there? Hell, people are scared as all get out just on some of the minor scares!
6. How do you compensate people for their losses? Lost bank records and pension records are only the start. Who pays for their belongings?
7. Feel free to add to this list. I'm tired.
Don't get me started on this, I am usually understanding of the way things are done here, but this is just going from bad to worse.
The moment that first explosion occurred and a radiation leak was discover it becomes a government problem as well, not just TEPCO as the Government allowed for the first week. People had to be evacuated and still they did not intervene. Now whole business and resident relocations have to be made and who is going to foot the bill? The tax payers of corse, the Government is up there assuring all these people that they will take responsibility for all this when it is not them who are paying. What a crock.
And the best part is that this was all avoidable .
I haven't heard this on the any of news channels, but from what I am reading on the net, these reactors, designed by GE, were designed to have the spent fuel rods stored on the roof! If that is the case, when these reactors exploded what happened to the fuel rods? Were they blown up into the sea? Seems like such a stupid design if you ask me, but no major media is talking about it. Is anyone in Japan talking about the stored rods? Interesting to know.
I will listen to you! I understand your anger towards foreign media. The big thing in the USA now is the affair in Libya. It's frustrating to me!
5 kindergarteners were found dead. I'm growing uncomfortable with posting this information. It's only going to get worse, and I can't zone myself out of it. All I can say is that I'm glad my country is doing it's part to help Japan.
I haven't heard this on the any of news channels, but from what I am reading on the net, these reactors, designed by GE, were designed to have the spent fuel rods stored on the roof! If that is the case, when these reactors exploded what happened to the fuel rods? Were they blown up into the sea? Seems like such a stupid design if you ask me, but no major media is talking about it. Is anyone in Japan talking about the stored rods? Interesting to know.
Apparently the problem with the stored rods is that they were never supposed to be there. Japan does not have a effective reprocessing/disposal plan for their fuel rods. So there are a large back-up of rods where there might not have been if they could make a decision on their nuclear waste.
Really the risk of these reactors "blowing up" is quite minimal. You have to understand that the explosion at Chernobyl had everything to do with a very poor Russian design (RBMK-1000), that emphasized power generation over safety. It extensively used flammable materials inside the reactor (Graphite), had no containment vessel and an had some serious design flaws that were never corrected despite being widely known. The GE Boiling water reactor is an much older design than the RBMK-1000, but it had a sturdy pressure vessel and was comparatively safer than its russian counterpart.
25-year old Japanese woman holds her post; saves thousands? After the earthquake, she went on air and began to ask residents to evacuate and seek higher ground. She continued to make the announcement even as the tsunami engulfed the building where she worked.
Yes, I believe that is the place. It is a small world indeed.
Don't get me started on this, I am usually understanding of the way things are done here, but this is just going from bad to worse.
The moment that first explosion occurred and a radiation leak was discover it becomes a government problem as well, not just TEPCO as the Government allowed for the first week. People had to be evacuated and still they did not intervene. Now whole business and resident relocations have to be made and who is going to foot the bill? The tax payers of corse, the Government is up there assuring all these people that they will take responsibility for all this when it is not them who are paying. What a crock.
And the best part is that this was all avoidable .
They are in very strong storage pools and that scale of explosion could not damage them, so they were safe up until water was not circulated.
That is so sad, this is just a terrible situation that words cannot describe.
It is a horribly tragic scenario the good public of Japan are enduring.
The only real news from this morning : Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said Friday U.S. forces will supply some of the fresh water to be pumped into reactors and spent nuclear fuel pools at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Kitazawa said at a news conference the United States has strongly urged that fresh water be used early in place of seawater because salt in seawater causes corrosion of equipment at the nuclear plant.
Even I appreciate that salt from seawater used extensively to cool the reactor cores is not a long term solution as it could be corrosive or build up in the fuel chambers. They know they have to change it soon but why wasn't this done from Day 2 ?
I also don't understand why weren't generators dropped in while the plants were fine operating on battery power...:?
This is the second time in History -that I know of- that Japan recieves money, etc from the US, besides the 20-year compensation for the Hiroshima & Nagasaki Atomic bombs...
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