Earthquake in Japan

[Mark]

i just saw a news report of a major earthquake in central Japan.  Early reports say 7.6   possible tsunami.  hopefully there will be additional coverage and damage will be minimal but i first thought of friends in Japan and i am hoping everyone is safe

 

if this belongs in a different category please move it

[Bugyotsuji]

Already mentioned in Happy New Year, but yes, and it’s still ongoing with repeated aftershocks. The center of Wajima is on fire, and there are collapsed houses, cut roads, office buildings which have fallen over etc., but the real damage will be become clear when it gets light in about seven/eight hours. Poor people there who have to spend the night outside on higher ground in freezing weather.

[Guest Simon R]

Word of the first fatalities (or "lack of vital signs" as it's called here) started trickling through a couple of hours ago. I presume it's going to be much higher by tomorrow morning.

Living near Tokyo I didn't feel a thing but my heart goes out to those poor people camped out on high ground in the freezing cold.

[Bugyotsuji]

 

[nulldevice]

Absolutely tragic. My heart goes out for those affected.