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Smoke fills the air in the badly damaged town of Yamada, Japan, in Iwate prefecture one day after the earthquake and tsunami.
An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan early Friday, triggering tsunamis that sent a wave filled with boats and houses toward land. Are you in an affected area? Send an iReport. Read the full report on how the quake hit Japan and generated a Pacific-wide tsunami. [10:30 p.m. ET, 12:30 p.m. Tokyo] The 15-member Chinese rescue team is bound for the quake-hit region in Japan. The team's main task was to search for survivors, Yin Guanghui, deputy director of the China Earthquake Administration, said. The members of the Chinese International Search and Rescue are bringing four tons of materials and equipments for search and rescue as well as power supply and telecommunication services, Yin said. [10:20 p.m. ET, 12:20 p.m. Tokyo] The death toll has climbed to 763. There are 639 missing and 1419 injured, according to Japan's national police agency. [9:54 p.m. ET, 11:54 a.m. Tokyo] A meltdown may have occurred at at least one nuclear power reactor in Japan, the country's chief cabinet secretary, Yukio Edano, said Sunday. He also said that authorities are concerned over the possibility of another meltdown at a second reactor. "We do believe that there is a possibility that meltdown has occurred. It is inside the reactor. We can't see. However, we are assuming that a meltdown has occurred," he said of the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility. "And with reactor No. 3, we are also assuming that the possibility of a meltdown as we carry out measures." Edano's comments confirm an earlier report from an official with Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, who said, "we see the possibility of a meltdown." A meltdown is a catastrophic failure of the reactor core, with a potential for widespread radiation release. However, Toshihiro Bannai, director of the agency's international affairs office, expressed confidence that efforts to control the crisis would be successful. [9:35 p.m. ET, 11:35 a.m. Tokyo] A woman trapped in a secure building in downtown Sendai made a tearful plea to the world for help. "Somehow, we can hang in there, I hope. We don't have any electric, water, gas... but please, help the people who lost their homes and the people on top of the buildings asking for help," Yasue Schumaker told CNN. "We need foreign countries' help," she said, choking back tears. "We're in an emergency, please help us." At least 49 countries and the European Union have offered relief to Japan, and supplies and personnel are on the way. Schumaker, a resident of Hawaii originally from Sendai, had been visiting her hometown to care for her ailing mother. Schumaker said people were too afraid to leave the building and no one knew when to expect help. Outside, she said she saw people sleeping in cars, perhaps reluctant to leave the safety of their vehicles for the cold weather. [9:10 p.m. ET, 11:10 a.m. Tokyo] The U.S. State Department will on send a consular support team into the Sendai area near the earthquake's epicenter on Sunday, while adding personnel to the U.S. Tokyo embassy in an effort to aid American citizens. Ten U.S. Naval ships are bound for Japan carrying humanitarian aid and emergency crews in effort to aid in disaster relief, Anthony Falvo, a U.S. Navy Public Affairs Officer, said. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, along with a guided-missile cruiser and destroyer ship, arrived off Japan's coast Sunday morning to support Japanese forces in disaster relief operations, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a statement. [8:47 p.m. ET, 10:47 a.m. Tokyo] A state of emergency has been declared for three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Roughly 180,000 people who live within 10 to 20 kilometers of the Daiichi plant are being evacuated. [7:40 p.m. ET, 9:40 a.m. Tokyo] Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday that another reactor of its Fukushima nuclear power plants had lost its cooling functions, Kyodo News reports. The utility supplier notified the government Sunday morning that the No. 3 reactor at the No. 1 Fukushima plant had lost the ability to cool the reactor core. The reactor is now in the process of releasing radioactive steam, top government spokesman Yukio Edano said, according to Kyodo News. It was the sixth reactor overall at the Fukushima No. 1 and No. 2 plants to undergo cooling failure since the massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami struck Japan on Friday. [6:45 p.m. ET, 8:45 a.m. Tokyo] 15 more people in the vicinity of Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear power plants have been exposed to radioactivity, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency has confirmed, according to Kyodo News. [6:34 p.m. ET, 8:34 a.m. Tokyo] An aftershock was just felt in Sendai, CNN staff in Japan reports, the latest in a series of aftershocks to rock the quake zone since Friday's 8.9-magnitude earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami. "People here in Japan are quite used to earthquakes," CNN's Anna Coren said. "The concern is more quakes, more aftershocks could cause more tsunamis. That's what people are worried about." Since the initial earthquake, there have been 250 aftershocks above 5.0 and almost 50 above 6.0, CNN's Chad Meyers said. [6:30 p.m. ET, 8:30 a.m. Tokyo] There is currently no evidence of a nuclear meltdown at one of Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear power reactors in northern Japan, Japan's ambassador to the United States said. "There was a concern about this reactor. We have confirmed that there was a blowup but it was not a blowup of reactor nor container. It was a blowup of the outer building so there was no leakage of the radioactive material," Ichiro Fujisaki told CNN's Wolf Blitzer. "We are now trying to cope with the situation by putting salt water into the reactor," he said. "There are some other issues with other reactors as well, which need also injection of water or taking out vapor because of increasing pressure into the container and we are now working on it." When asked if there may be a nuclear meltdown, Fujisaki said, "we do not see any evidence of that at this time." Engineers have been unable to get close enough to the core to know what's going on, an official with Japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency told CNN Sunday. He based his conclusion on the fact that they measured radioactive cesium and radioactive iodine in the air Saturday night. [5:48 p.m. ET, 7:48 a.m. Tokyo] A meltdown may be under way at one of Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear power reactors, an official with Japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency told CNN Sunday. A meltdown is a catastrophic failure of the reactor core, with a potential for widespread radiation release. However, Toshiro Bannai, director of the agency's international affairs office, expressed confidence that efforts to control the crisis would prove successful. Meanwhile, a second reactor at the same facility failed shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday, the Tokyo Electric Power Company said, according to TV Asahi. The power company said it was having difficulty cooling the reactor and may need to release radioactive steam in order to relieve pressure. [5:10 p.m. ET, 7:10 a.m. Tokyo] Six canine disaster search teams trained have been deployed to Japan as part of Los Angeles County Task Force 2, Search Dog Foundation said Saturday. The 72-member team was mobilized by USAID and is being sent into the disaster zone along with Virginia Task Force 2. Per USAID, some 75 tons of rescue supplies and equipment for each Task Force are being delivered to the devastated region via military transport. Once on the ground, the job of SDF’s teams will be to comb the wreckage in search of live victims. [4:57 p.m. ET, 6:57 a.m. Tokyo] Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea were closed on Saturday to carry out emergency safety checks, Kyodo News reports. The operator said the closure will probably last about 10 days. In Tokyo's Akihabara district, the operator of AKB Theater, a concert hall for exclusive use by all-girl pop idol group AKB48, said the same day the facility will be closed until Tuesday for a similar reason. [4:48 p.m. ET, 6:48 a.m. Tokyo] The lights were turned off Saturday night at some of the best known landmarks in major Japanese cities after trouble at a Fukushima nuclear plant caused by Friday's massive earthquake prompted calls for electricity savings, Kyodo News reported. The operator of Tokyo Tower said the move also reflects an intention to express condolences for the victims of the earthquake. Similar decisions were taken with regard to the Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka, Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo and Bay Bridge in Yokohama, all of which are usually lit up at night, Kyodo reported. [3:37 p.m. ET, 5:37 a.m. Tokyo] Japanese authorities have informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that the explosion at Unit 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi plant occurred outside the primary containment vessel, not inside, the agency said Saturday. The plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), has confirmed that the integrity of the primary containment vessel remains intact. As a countermeasure to limit damage to the reactor core, TEPCO proposed that sea water mixed with boron be injected into the primary containment vessel. This measure was approved by Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and the injection procedure began at 8:20 p.m. local Japan time, the agency said. Japan has reported that four workers at Fukushima Daiichi were injured by the explosion, the IAEA said. [3:17 p.m. ET, 5:17 a.m. Tokyo] The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has sent two officials with expertise in boiling water nuclear reactors to Japan as part of USAID team. [2:56 p.m. ET, 4:46 a.m. Tokyo] – There have been no reports of U.S. citizens killed or injured in Japan in the wake of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami, according to the U.S. State Department statement. The U.S. State Department will send a consular support team on Sunday into the Sendai area near the earthquake's epicenter, while adding personnel to the U.S. Tokyo embassy in an effort to aid American citizens. The National Weather Service on Saturday cancelled tsunami advisories for the immediate coastal areas of central and southern California, while warning residents of continued tidal surges in harbors across the region. [1:20 p.m. ET, 3:20 a.m. Tokyo] Authorities have begun radiation exposure testing around Fukushima prefecture where three people - randomly selected out of a group of 90 - have tested positive for radiation poisoning, according to Japan's government broadcaster, NHK. [1:14 p.m. ET, 3:14 a.m. Tokyo] Long lines persisted at food stores and at the pump as concern grew in Tokyo that food and fuel shortages may arise in the aftermath of the earthquake. [1:10 p.m. ET, 3:10 a.m. Tokyo] Gas sales in Tokyo were being limited to 20 liters (5.3 gallons) per car. [1:04 p.m. ET, 3:04 a.m. Tokyo] Missionaries in Japan serving the U.S.-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have all been accounted for and are considered safe, the church said Saturday. [12:27 p.m. ET, 2:27 a.m. Tokyo] Two hundred-fifteen Chinese tour groups visiting Japan have been confirmed as safe, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the country's National Tourism Administration. More than 4,500 Chinese tourists were in Japan at the time of the quake and tsunami, the agency reported. [11:49 a.m. ET, 1:49 a.m. Tokyo] Japan public broadcaster NHK reported the country's Defense Ministry had sent a unit that specializes in dealing with radioactive contamination to a command post near the stricken plant. [11:48 a.m. ET, 1:48 a.m. Tokyo] The British government will dispatch a team of 59 fire service search and rescue specialists, two rescue dogs and a medical support team to join the international relief effort in Japan. They will take up to 11 tons of specialist rescue equipment, including heavy lifting and cutting equipment to save the lives of people who are trapped in the debris. [10:51 a.m. ET, 12:51 a.m. Tokyo] About 50,000 Japan Self-Defense Force personnel were being deployed Saturday in quake and tsunami relief efforts, according to a Kyodo report in The Japan Times. Japan's Defense Ministry said 190 aircraft and 25 ships were involved in the effort, according to the report. [10:23 a.m. ET, 12:23 a.m. Tokyo] In Shiroishi, a town near the area hardest hit by the quake, two SH-60 helicopters from U.S. Naval Air Facility Atsugi delivered 1,500 pounds of rice and bread donated by people in Ebina, southeast of Tokyo, the U.S. 7th Fleet, said in a statement Saturday. [10:03 a.m. ET, 12:03 a.m. Tokyo] Japan's government has ordered the evacuation of residents within 20 kilometers of one nuclear power plant and within 10 kilometers of a second. More than 83,000 people live within 10 kilometers of the two plants, according to Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency. [9:48 a.m. ET, 11:48 p.m. Tokyo] Tokyo Electric Power Company warned Saturday that many areas could experience blackouts as quake and tsunami damage has forced power plants to shut down and put a strain on electrical supplies, the Japan Times reported. As of noon Saturday Japan time, 5.1 million households were without power, according to the report. [9:04 a.m. ET, 11:04 p.m. Tokyo] An estimated 6.4-magnitude earthquake has hit near the east coast of Honshu - the latest in a series of aftershocks striking on and around Japan's largest island in the past 24 hours. The aftershock occurred at 10:15 p.m. and just 82 kilometers (about 50 miles) from Fukushima, where officials are assessing a nuclear reactor damaged by Friday's earthquake and tsunami. [8:49 a.m. ET, 10:49 p.m. Tokyo] The walls of a concrete building surrounding the reactor container at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant collapsed in an explosion, but the reactor and its containment system were not damaged, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said. [8:37 a.m. ET, 10:37 p.m. Tokyo] About 9,500 people are unaccounted for in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture , officials said Saturday, according to Kyodo News Service. The figure is more than half of the population of 17,000 in the town on the Pacific coast, they said. [8:35 a.m. ET, 10:35 p.m. Tokyo] Japanese authorities are making plans to distribute stable iodine, a treatment to prevent radiation poisoning, to residents near two damaged nuclear plants, the International Atomic Energy Agency says. [8:03 a.m. ET, 10:03 p.m. Tokyo] An explosion at an earthquake-damaged nuclear plant was not caused by damage to the nuclear reactor but by a pumping system that failed as crews tried to bring the reactor's temperature down, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Saturday. The next step for workers at the Fukushima Daiichi plant will be to flood the reactor containment structure with sea water to bring the reactor's temperature down to safe levels, he said. The effort is expected to take two days. Radiation levels have fallen since the explosion and there is no immediate danger, Edano said. [8:01 a.m. ET, 10:01 p.m. Tokyo] U.S. Marine Corps cargo aircraft and helicopters were being dispatched from bases on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to mainland Japan to help in quake and tsunami relief efforts, the III Marine Expeditionary Force said in a statement. [7:54 a.m. ET, 9:54 p.m. Tokyo] Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan called the natural disaster that struck his country Friday "unprecedented" and said the quake caused a bigger tsunami than expected. Kan said that "we'd first like to focus on saving lives and secondly the comfort of the evacuees" and "there will be many resources that will be needed for this evacuation process." [7:24 a.m. ET, 9:24 p.m. Tokyo] Dozens of aftershocks from Friday's 8.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Japan on Saturday. Four of Saturday's temblors were of magnitude 6.0 or above, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. [7:07 a.m. ET, 9:07 p.m. Tokyo] Fires were burning at more than 200 locations in 12 prefectures after Friday's earthquake and tsunami, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported, citing the nation's Fire and Disaster Management Agency. [6:54 a.m. ET, 8:54 p.m. Tokyo] The explosion at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant was not caused by the nuclear reactor but by "water vapor that was part of the cooling process," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Saturday. He said no harmful gases had been emitted by the explosion. [6:44 a.m. ET, 8:44 p.m. Tokyo] Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan confirms that the evacuation area around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has been increased to 20 kilometers. But no one has been harmed by radiation, he says. [6:23 a.m. ET, 8:23 p.m. Tokyo] No people were visible Saturday in the streets of Minamisoma, Japan, a city whose population on Friday had been 70,000. All that was left of many structures were their foundations. Only concrete and steel buildings appeared to have withstood the wash. [6:18 a.m. ET, 8:18 p.m. Tokyo] Authorities extended the evacuation area around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to 20 kilometers, Kyodo News Agency reported. [6:11 a.m. ET, 8:11 p.m. Tokyo] The roof of a reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant collapsed following an explosion around 3:30 p.m. (1:30 a.m. ET), Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported, citing Tokyo Electric Power Company. [5:59 a.m. ET, 7:59 p.m. Tokyo] The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis, a U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist reports. [5:17 a.m. ET, 7:17 p.m. Tokyo] Friday's earthquake and tsunami crippled cooling systems at two Japanese nuclear power plants and workers were working Saturday to contain temperatures. "This is a situation that has the potential for a nuclear catastrophe. It's basically a race against time, because what has happened is that plant operators have not been able to cool down the core of at least two reactors," said Robert Alvarez, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington. [4:47 a.m. ET, 6:47 p.m. Tokyo] At least seven homes sustained substantial tsunami damage on Hawaii's Big Island, including one that was pulled into a bay. Hotels in Kailua-Kona also reported damage. CNN affiliate KHON has a full report. [4:22 a.m. ET, 6:22 p.m. Tokyo] The Tokyo Electric Company said four workers were injured in an explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. NHK said the injured workers were in the process of cooling a nuclear reactor at the plant by injecting water into its core. [3:46 a.m. ET, 5:46 p.m. Tokyo] Rescuers plucked dazed survivors from collapsed homes, muddy waters and raging fires Saturday, a day after a powerful earthquake tore through Japan and unleashed waves that swallowed entire towns along the coast. More than 900 were killed and about 700 others were missing Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. The number is expected to go up as rescuers reach more hard-hit areas. The 8.9-magnitude quake was centered about 130 kilometers (80 miles) from Sendai, a farming and fishing region battling to stay ahead following decades of brain drain from its youth moving to the capital of Tokyo. [3:08 a.m. ET, 5:08 p.m. Tokyo] An explosion has been reported near a nuclear plant in northeastern Japan's Fukushima prefecture, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the country's nuclear and industrial safety agency. [2:19 a.m. ET, 4:19 p.m. Tokyo] A small amount of radioactive Cesium has escaped into the air surrounding a nuclear plant in northeastern Japan's Fukushima prefecture, Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Agency said. The agency said there was a strong possibility that this was caused by the melting of a fuel rod, adding that plant engineers were continuing to cool the fuel rods by pumping water around the rods. [2:17 a.m. ET, 4:17 p.m. Tokyo] Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Saturday that the death toll after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami is more than 900, with about 700 others reported missing. Earlier Saturday the nation's Kyodo News News Agency, citing police, reported that the death toll was 433, with at least 784 missing. The official death toll is likely to rise as authorities continue rescue and relief efforts in the worst-hit areas. [11:01 p.m. ET, 1:01 p.m. Tokyo] At least 398 people are dead and 805 are missing after the massive earthquake in Japan, the Kyodo News Agency reported Saturday. Earlier, the news agency said the death toll from the massive earthquake would likely surpass 1,000. [10:01 p.m. ET, 12:01 p.m. Tokyo] As rescue crews continue to account for the damage caused by the country's largest earthquake on record, people in Japan on Saturday are struggling to contact loved ones near the hardest hit areas. Lucy Craft, a freelance correspondent in Tokyo, has a teenage son at a high school near the epicenter in Sendai, northeast of Tokyo. More than 18 hours after the quake, she hadn't been able to make contact. "The phone lines are still down... I haven't been able to get in touch with him by cell phone, I haven't been able to contact anybody there. I have his teacher's phone number," Craft said Saturday morning in Tokyo. "It's a very upsetting situation, as you can imagine." [10:32 p.m. ET, 12:32 p.m. Tokyo] Residents of northern Japan streamed south from their earthquake-stricken hometowns Saturday, crowding stores in search of vital supplies as rescue teams worked north toward the historic quake's epicenter. Roads and buildings showed cracks as far away as 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Sendai, the closest city to the epicenter. One man told CNN the scene in towns hit by the quake and the resulting tsunami was "unimaginable." Shoppers were polite but tense as they sought food, water and gasoline from stores where shelves were quickly emptied and pumps soon ran dry. |
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Well done, China. God help your brave team. our guys, and above all, the poor folks trapped in Sendai and other places. What a nightmare. I hope it helps to say help is coming as fast as it can, guys and no one, believe me, has forgotten you.
CNN Try to get a person from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to come on a give a factual explanation of what is going on.
Bill Nye is worst than a joke. His information is dangerous.
2012, the begining?
oh shut up and go climb something....
Just curious I wrote a post up and I do not see it? I was not being racist or anything.
What concerns me over the Reactors Melting down, the West Coast of the USA is down wind...
you my friend don't obviously understand that more than you – there are 60 other million people in closer proximity to you... show some understanding pls....
quote Noriffraff:
"you my friend don't obviously understand that more than you – there are 60 other million people in closer proximity to you... show some understanding pls...."
If you had any compassion, stranger, you'd understand that an entire coastline of the USA and Canada IS right in the path of the FIRST water born and possibly airborn contamination after it travels across OPEN SEA...furthermore, it is Washington State and Oregon in the middle where the main currents split to head north and south, so IF 3 or so reactors melt all to hell....a LOT of things will be contaminated, may not be able to fish the pacific ocean for YEARS...yes many people in other countries are going to be affected...shame on you for giving him a hard time for being concerned....wow...at least he is expressing concern for his fellow man.
Please take into consideration of every individuals beliefs. Thank you. Lets all just pray to whoever we pray to and see that this whole disaster gets taken care of and the people get the help they need!
Question: If the earth's axis was moved..Will this new angle have any bearing or change on earths weather in the future. Did it have any effect when the axis moved after the Indonesian earthquake 5/6 years ago.
idiots arguing about religion.
man will overcome this, not religion!
let it go dude, not the time or place
Mother Earth is relatively kind to us lil’home wreckers. Non-reversible damage is what we induce as a commercialist progressive society to our Momma. Until one day she says “ I’ma gonna slapa u face a”. We need Smart energy! We need Smart energy! We need Smart energy!
I post, therefore I am.
Don Lemon and John Vause are complete idiots, they have no business calling themselves news casters.
During the "Survivor describes earthquake 6:25" segment a tearful Yasue Schumaker makes a plea for help after telling these morons she is in a news vacuum and do they report to her that help IS on the way? Do they offer her the reassurance she is so desperately seeking? No...not these idiots.
hang in there fellas. Stay strong......
Impressive, china who owns us can send 15 people and 4 tons of equipment. They do own us right! What in the hell is wrong with this picture. They took lessons from us. Welcome to reality!
I wish I could fly over there and help them with equipment, food, meds, etc. but I do not have any way of doing this.
We have help on the way, but I wish it could be more. I would like to see better aftermaths of these disasters, but the political realities deny me any hope of such a wish coming true for any disaster victims.
Good thing they were prepared like few countries are. They are a shining example to the rest of us even as the disaster ebbs and flows around them. But they still need help, I guess. The world needs better disaster relief vehicles and equipment to help more people faster and more efficiently in times like these. Just another hopeless wish thanks to the way things are done around the world.
Something wicked this way comes!!! Most people watch the news for the coming events and the weather, so they can prepare for the next day or two. why can' t you people see the big picture? s**t is hitting the fan as we speak. and you can't even see it. i'm not saying sell your stuff n head for the hills but that's what some people are doing. i'm saying pack some stuff for an extended camping trip and have it by the door. what can it hurt? check out rabbit hole2.com it made me think outside the box
Is not possible to get to Fukushima some ships with big pomps to help to cooling the reactors?
Funny, how when good things happen, people are the first to proclaim their God did it. But when bad things happen, they say they will pray to God for help. If he had power, he would have never had it happen in the first place. He doesn't have the power we think he has, if there is a God at all. What if we are just spirits and that's it? No one in charge? Wouldn't this make more sense? I realize we need faith and religion because, otherwise we'd go around killing each other. But it's better to get off your knees and do something. I do what I can during the day and pray at night. If prayer helps, good. But, in the meantime, I'm going to do something myself during the day.
What has happened with Lucy Craft and her son?
Look at all of the help promised to Haiti that never materialized. Why waste people's time with hollow promises? If you have no intention of delivering don't offer.
That is total bull, the U.S. has given tons of aid and money in relief.
Seeing footage from this tragedy is hearbreaking. I hope they get all the help they need asap because time is of the essance here, lives are fading as we type. And lets hope this help will be a little more coordinated then it was in haiti so we can save even more lives.
P.S. Its Mind Blowing how ignorant and sickening "some" people have behaved in face of this tragedy,See link: http://i.imgur.com/QMyRM.jpg
I dont understand why people are arguing over this tradgedy. Things happen all over the world too different people with different religions. We are suppose to come together in times of needs, not fight. Maybe people need to get there head out of there a$$. We can overcome this as people. GOD is not going to help.... The only thing he is going to do is give us the strength to move on and overcome this. This is not about religion, this is about us helping one another in such a tragic event.
i agree.
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CNN: There are two places with that error.
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Can we please stop getting "security" or "concerned" experts and start getting someone who actually knows how reactors work? How about a college nuclear engineering professor, an NRC spokesman, the IAEA, or just directly report the official energy ministry press releases.
Also, can the anchors and moderators stop adding adjectives when they ask questions in a effort to bait guests into sound bites? The slightest amount of rudimentary knowledge about the energy industry can detect the differences between this event and Chernobyl, but that isn't stopping the anchors from drawing parallels. Is their knowledge so low they can't grasp the difference?
I've watched almost non-stop for the past two days and Mr. Acton is the only credible and effective guest your network has invited to speak. Please continue to bring him in for updates so those of us that are truly interested in the actual situation can get reliable information
This sounds like it is only going to get worse.
Where are the story of survivors?
Is it just me or is CNN showing more commercials with the heightened viewers this week? Or have there always been this many? May I state that the coverage of the disaster has been flimsy. Like watching Entertainment tonight. Coverage of such an event should be much more professional. Broadcast the facts as you receive them. I want more coverage of Americas support – all I've heard is 160 professional search and rescue have been sent over – gee, thanks for that 5 second update. John Lennon's murder received more attention and over-ran commercials. Where's Walter Cronkite when we need him?
Why can they air-life a few canisters of liquid nitrogen on the red-hot reactors?
Why can they airlift and dump a few liquid nitrogen on the red-hot nuclear reactors?
is it just me or did cnn stop us from replying to "just trying to help" post? now I'm more f'n freaked out then i just was...
IS IT ME OR CAN NO ONE REPLY TO "JUST TRYING TO HELP" POST!!! NOW I'M MORE SCARED!! THEN
I just saw a pice on CBS, not only was this poor man, standing on a very high crest of a hill, looking down on where his business used to be but know that his wife was in the office of said office at the time of the tsunami. I just wanted to give this guy a hug and tell him that I sympathize with his pain.
y can n1 reply to "just try'n 2 help" post? I NEED SOMEONE'S OR EVERYONE'S HELP... IT SEEMS FOR SOME STRANGE REASON EVERY POST I TRY TO ENTER TIRING TO REPLY TO "just try'n to help" POST EITHER GET'S REMOVED OR DOESN'T SHOW!! WHATS HAPPENING I'M SCARED I HAVE AND NEED TO REPLY!!.. BUT THE ONLY PEOPLE ABLE TO REPLY TO HIM ARE PPL TRYING TO DISPROVE WHAT HE SAID IN HIS POST?!?! FOLLOW THE LINK AND SEE WHAT I MEAN I HAVE TRIED ALL DAY TO REPLY TO HIS POST AND HAVE SEEN OTHERS THAT HAVE POSTED QUESTION HAVE THERE POST REMOVED!!!??? IS IT JUST MY COMPUTER OR A CNN SERVER MALFUNCTION???!! I'M SURE THIS POST WILL BE REMOVED AS WELL SOON (POSTED 9:26PM EST)
If the plants go up will the people in Washington State be effected by the radiation? If you can not get the iodine tablets can you use regular iodine drops and will they do the same thing as the tablets?
Looks like the only news agencies looking at the west coast scenario are in Canada and of all things Russia so http://rt.com/ is reporting it better. Cnn seems to be owned by the power company's.
How can we get information on our friends in Iwaki?
Here there is an interesting application to visualise earthquakes
http://fv.cruxaustralis.net/gis/eq-visualizator/.
Okay, "just try'n to help" readers: Don't be afraid of anything he posted. There will always be a doomsday scenario pushing the limits. Remember Y2K and all its impending doom that never happened before you gather your supplies and head to the hills - although the Appalachian Trail is beautiful this time of year if you want a nice vacation. Really, if there were such a catastrophe on the horizon, wouldn't the nation's leaders be doing their best to allow for as much money to be made off of the hype as possible? lol
Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. That is the only fear anyone needs to survive and will lead you to Truth if you seek and desire.
Focus on being hands that help not hands that spread fear or hate or anger or mistrust. If you want to fear, fear for those who are actually going through this natural disaster. Get your fingers working to either send money to the charity you trust the most or book a flight and head over there with an organized rescue team. All the idle chatter and opinion will do nothing!
you guys hang in it will be fine be strong as possible stay strong
I may be really stupid so someone please help me understand. The US intentionally dropped nuclear material on Nagasaki and Hiroshima but these people not only survived like roaches but came back to kick our ass in technology. Now, 6000 miles away, we criticize them and are worried about someone's radioactive fart reaching us. Really!!!
the international Rescue Core has a team of experienced search and rescue people sitting at the Tokyo airport being turned away because they can't get a visa. They are trying to help and all 14 of them have paid out of pocket to be there to assist. PLEASE HELP THEM STAY. THEY ARE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS AND WANT TO HELP....
CNN – PLS STEP IN AND ASSIST – MAyBE COVERAGE WILL HELP CAUSE... The international Rescue Core has a team of experienced search and rescue people sitting at the Tokyo airport being turned away because they can't get a visa. They are trying to help and all 14 of them have paid out of pocket to be there to assist. PLEASE HELP THEM STAY. THEY ARE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS AND WANT TO HELP....
If the "worst case scenario" starts to unfold... could the military incinerate the whole plant? If it is even possible with the radioactive material. Could conventional weapons burn high enough to incinerate the materials safely.
No... pretty sure this was an earthquake, and instead of sitting and praying that god will save them, I am going to do something that will actually help the people in need. Have fun doing nothing of any worth or usefulness while people are suffering.
Dear Lamont,
I do not agree with your statement as you said Buddha is a false god. It is not good to blame another religion. If you don't know about buddhism, please do not comment on it. I am a buddhist person but I always respect Jesus Christ. Jesus has never said that Buddha is not a false god. And he respected all the religions. If you blame other religions, you are not a real christian. You are a shame for christianity and Jeses christ will never accept your comments. If you need to contact me, please contact – rajeev_perera@hotmail.com. I am happy to take you to the right path as you are in the darkness.
so what gives you the right to say other gods are false? what gives you the right to trample other religions? if anything, your religion is more absurd than most. you say god knows how everything ends but gives us the freedom to choice? if we choose wrong, we burn in hell for ever end ever and he knew that before we were even born? how absurd does that sound? know someone is going to hell and stick them on earth anyway.
There is nothing more revolting than people trying to sell their version of God in the aftermath of a great tragedy.
One can only imagine the shallowness of the person who would climb upon dead bodies to proclaim his vision.
Such a person has so little understanding of people that he thinks that he will get people to listen. But in fact, for most what is obvious is the complete indifference such a person has to the suffering of others.
bibble freak. freak freak freak
dunt laf man......................................................think abt lives n ppl over their n this nut de time 2 talk abt religion matters...try 2 b a human first
@ just try'n to help: I read what you posted, copied it in case it is deleted. Are you saying that in a few months a large object will hit the East Coast or the Earth is being pulled a large object and the East coast will be struck by it first? or I don't get it at all and please explain in another way. What will happen to the West Coast? Will it be destroyed or left to fin for it self? Thank You for putting this information out there. Something to think about..
BRAVO BILL DAN, BRAVO! Someone had to say it!
“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.”
good answer, this is a tragedy. but another good answer for everyone is Genesis and Revelations.
There's enough devastating disasters going on in the world, you need mental help
Your post is a shameful and dishonorable attack- and I'm not flag waiver.
Please stop using this suffering to spew some victims have net and are desperate for real info, at the very least compassion.
We can all go back to fighting about god, politics, and races later if that's how you want to spend your Time.
We have folks to help right now and a dangerous nuclear sit to deal with...When we can we'll find a nice mental ward for you, Mr. Sheen, and your nutty and violent friend Mr. Gadhafi. Sit tight till then and take your meds.
another hater -Yawn.
You must have just gotten the internet today.
Ah, at last they kicked off the racist comment. Well done, CNN.
They did not kick off all of them I had to just report one. And I am very sad to see these people talking about religion. I come from a christian family and my grandfather was a pastor. He loved everyone no matter what your beliefs were. I wish he was still alive so that I could talk to him now. He would be so saddened to see what some people are saying. I am glad that my grandfather was such a wonderful man and made sure the people in our family knew that it was not right to hate everyone cause of their differences we all bleed red.
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