Japan rocked with 8.9 earthquake.

[cassiesmom]

Thoughts and prayers for everyone there and around the world who have been affected by this.

From here too.

I heard people saying at lunch that the two earthquakes were just over two weeks apart. And that one U.S. air craft carrier is already in Japan and at least one more is on its way.

[carole]

we are ok here ,the waves were a bit higher and people were told not to go near the beach, but some never listen, idiots, we are out of danger at least for the tidal wave.

Thank you Gini and Karen, yes NZ is still trying to recover, so we know just how Japan is feeling right now, the devastation here was enormous, but it appears to be even worse for the people of Japan,our hearts go out to each and everyone affected by this,watching it on the telly is just heartbreaking and really frightening.

[RICHARD]

Usually the news report just the magnitude of a quake, never the actual length.

This EQ lasted about 5 minutes.


Start your watch or clock and think about the ground moving for that amount of time.

[wombat2u2004]

Oz has dropped the Tsunami alert........no waves will reach here.
Reports still coming in of numbers of dead.....going up by the hour.

[Kirsten]

My gosh, just heard there was an explosion in the nuclear plant of Fukushima, and the roof of the reactor was blown away...

It's almost 25 years ago that we had to face Chernobyl, and now the same seems to happen again...

Cabinet secretary: Explosion at Japanese nuclear plant

[pomtzu]

The media seems to be downplaying this situation of the explosion - probably to avoid any panic. But this appears to be a very bad situation to start with, and now is just getting worse. How do they stop a meltdown once it's started?? Sorry, but I'm no nuclear genius, so darned if I know.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Oh gosh............ that' s terrible.........!!

Let's hope that they can get control on that nuclear plant! My hubby says it is a different kind of reactor than Tjernobyl. Something about "graphite's"

So many people are suffering now...!

My main prayer is that there will not be a nuclear explosion , because if Tokyo gets hit, this is extremely bad for the world economy!! So many companies have their headquarters in Tokyo, so many people live in that huge city...

@Sirrahbed: where was Missy living in Japan a few years ago???

[Alysser]

It's horrible, and now the Nuclear Plant blew. Many good thoughts going out the survivors and the remainder of the population there, and anyone effected elsewhere.

[lizbud]

My gosh, just heard there was an explosion in the nuclear plant of Fukushima, and the roof of the reactor was blown away...

It's almost 25 years ago that we had to face Chernobyl, and now the same seems to happen again...

Cabinet secretary: Explosion at Japanese nuclear plant

I read this morning that the building housing the reactor blew up, but the
reactor was not affected. Scary stuff.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapc...x.html?hpt=T1#

[Karen]

It is quite clear that Japanese officials are lying about what is happening at the nuclear plant. We have seen the video of that explosion, and there is no plausibility to them saying that no or very little radiation has escaped.

That everyone within a 12-mile radius has been told to evacuate, and that ring keeps growing, is a very bad sign. We are afraid for all the people and animals - both pets and wild animals in the area.

[sana]

My father is a radiologist and he had to travel to Japan as there is this society or some building which is called Sakura (I don't know all its name) but, anyway, my father had to go there for he had to do some seminars and stuff like that and these were the days when he had to go, Thank God my father didn't go there, the tsunami would have come in a few days from the time he would have reached there. Thank God, he is fine and stayed here, thank god!!!