Uh-oh, Japan, this is bad

[Fragony]

http://www.powned.tv/nieuws/buitenla..._in_beeld.html

This is horrible. Good luck there

[Sarmatian]

8.9 earthquake, tsunami alert...

[Beirut]

We had a ton of snow yesterday and then a whack of rain right after. I was all happy because I got my roof done in time. Then I wake up and see the news. I almost feel guilty.

Bad stuff. Hope they're okay.

[Beskar]

I hope Beefy187 is alright, and the other Orgahs from the area.

[Hax]

I hope Beefy187 is alright, and the other Orgahs from the area.

I spoke with him this morning, and he and his immediate family are fine.

[Beefy187]

Tokyo is fine. Couple people have trouble getting home though.
My family in the country side are fine too. Apparently my grandmothers room is wrecked but shes ok.

Getting weak earth quakes every 5 or 10 min
It must be hell living up north though. Getting magnitude 5s when we only get 1s.

New threat right now is nuclear reactor. Theres a leak and everyone is evacuating.

[TosaInu]

Glad to see you and yours are ok.

New threat right now is nuclear reactor. Theres a leak and everyone is evacuating.

Horrible.

[Kagemusha]

Tokyo is fine. Couple people have trouble getting home though.
My family in the country side are fine too. Apparently my grandmothers room is wrecked but shes ok.

Getting weak earth quakes every 5 or 10 min
It must be hell living up north though. Getting magnitude 5s when we only get 1s.

New threat right now is nuclear reactor. Theres a leak and everyone is evacuating.

Im glad to hear that you and your family are fine! My condolences to the families of the victims of this disaster. I sure hope that Nuclear plant doesnt blow up.

[Lemur]

Looks like a smallish tsunami is hitting Hawaii at the moment.

[Prince Cobra]

New threat right now is nuclear reactor. Theres a leak and everyone is evacuating.

Is it for sure there is a leak in Fukushima or it is a precautionary measure? I really hope it's the second. Take care, Beefy!

[Populus Romanus]

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Japanese people.

On an interesting note, Seattle has a Tsunami warning.

[Beskar]

Is it for sure there is a leak in Fukushima or it is a precautionary measure? I really hope it's the first. Take care, Beefy!

Don't you mean the second? As a 'nuclear leak' is far worse than a 'precautionary measure'.

[Prince Cobra]

Don't you mean the second? As a 'nuclear leak' is far worse than a 'precautionary measure'.

Thanks, Beskar. My mistake.

And let's hope the reactors will be cooled down.

[Rahwana]

Allah have mercy!

[edyzmedieval]

Glad to hear you're ok Beefy.

The reactor leak supposedly has been contained - there was a slight leak but it is in control right now. Check the main Yahoo article.

[Reenk Roink]

Good to see you and your family/friends are fine Beefy. Does taka have family in Japan?

[Shaka_Khan]

My condolences for the Japanese people.

I''m looking at the news now. I think CNN just reported that the tsunami hit California. The title is vague though.

[lars573]

We had a ton of snow yesterday and then a whack of rain right after. I was all happy because I got my roof done in time. Then I wake up and see the news. I almost feel guilty.

Bad stuff. Hope they're okay.

Which I'll be getting tonight, only it's all rain. Also we have no reason to feel guilty. It's not like we performed a ceremony of great darkness to curry the favour of some Eldritch Abomination to make Japan suffer. Well at least I didn't.

[HoreTore]

This is horrendous. And its making me very guilty.

You see, I am sort of biased towards things i nature that goes "boom" or otherwise wrecks something. My earliest childhood memories are exclusively from the times I played with speed or set up things to go boom. For example, every time it rained, I ran to the unpaved road near my house(I liv near the forest line), and played "let's make rivers, dam them and then watch 'em collapse".

So, when I see the footage from Japan, all that water pouring over stuff... I feel bad for all the people there, but at the same time.... I can't help myself, I find it fascinating to see the raw power i nature.

Does this make me an awful person? Am I the only one seeing it this way? I hope this doesn't offend you beefy, or anyone else who are affected by this catastrophe..

[Hax]

Not at all, horetore. I stand in total awe in the power of nature. Seeing things like this happen remind us of how vulnerable we are and what we can do to prevent or counteract it.

Feeling intrigued or fascinated by fierce displays of nature is not something to be ashamed of. It's quite natural(!) and actually good for us.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Very tragic for Japan.

[Beskar]

Does taka have family in Japan?

Taka is chinese (or from Hong Kong), I believe. I know he is fine though, he is currently down the road from me (well, the M61).

[Beefy187]

Unfortunately we still have the nuclear reactor problem.
Evacuation range has been raised from 3km radius to 10km.
EDIT: Emergency announced. Radiation level is 1000 times the normal in the central control room. Temperature is 100 degrees in the pressure control room where as normally its 30.

In total, 350 dead and over 700 missing so far.

[Rhyfelwyr]

This is horrendous. And its making me very guilty.

You see, I am sort of biased towards things i nature that goes "boom" or otherwise wrecks something. My earliest childhood memories are exclusively from the times I played with speed or set up things to go boom. For example, every time it rained, I ran to the unpaved road near my house(I liv near the forest line), and played "let's make rivers, dam them and then watch 'em collapse".

So, when I see the footage from Japan, all that water pouring over stuff... I feel bad for all the people there, but at the same time.... I can't help myself, I find it fascinating to see the raw power i nature.

Does this make me an awful person? Am I the only one seeing it this way? I hope this doesn't offend you beefy, or anyone else who are affected by this catastrophe..

I have to admit I'm kind of the same. Heh, whenever I used to be on holiday, whenever I saw a little stream I absolutely had to try to make a dam.

[Prince Cobra]

In case the worst happens, it does not mean death sentence. There are certain precautionary measures that could be taken. Not all who are exposed to radiation die of cancer (it depends on the quantity of course) and some of them have entirely normal life afterwards. For example, Chernobyl is 134 from Kiev and Kiev is still a very populated area.

Yet, I hope things won't go that bad.

[Kagemusha]

Oh my God! Apparently the worse apparently just happened at Fukushima.The reactor core has melted.Hopefully we know more about this soon.

[Beefy187]

Explosion at 15:30 Japan time at Fukushima.
Awaiting explanation of what actually happened.
Four injured from it.

[Kagemusha]

[Prince Cobra]

If this could be a comfort in the current situation, the Fukushima power plant is different than that in Chernobyl, which mitigates the effect of the catastrophy (or at least these are the words of a Bulgarian engineer). ANd yet, situation is dangerous becuse there is radioactive contamination and one of the walls of the reactor building is gone.

[Kagemusha]

Good news is that apparently the winds are blowing towards the Sea and the cloud is heading to Pacific.