Japan--before and after
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Originally Posted by jitkaau
Here are another couple of links to really make yourself aware. The first earthquake I ever experienced was in Sendai in 1978 and whilst it was quite dreadful at the time, it is 'nothing' compared to this event.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/201...aftermath.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/201...its_japan.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/201...aftermath.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/201...its_japan.html
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Originally Posted by SherriB
Wow. Those pictures are very sobering. :cry: :cry: To go from a beautiful seaside to mud, debris and so much death! I don't know if my mind could ever comprehend it if it happened here. My heart aches for every person affected by this horrible tragedy.
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
Originally Posted by SherriB
Wow. Those pictures are very sobering. :cry: :cry: To go from a beautiful seaside to mud, debris and so much death! I don't know if my mind could ever comprehend it if it happened here. My heart aches for every person affected by this horrible tragedy.
Someone asked if all Japan's preparedness really helped. Yes it did -- there is a video out of some tall skyscrapers swaying like our pine trees in the wind. They did NOT collaspse. Had they collapsed, millions more would have been killed.
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I've had a rock in my stomach ever since last Friday. Can't leave CNN and FoxNews alone, day or night. I lived in Misawa, farther north, for about a year and a half, and used to go to Sendai for vacations.
I remember most of the town of Misawa burned down one night. My husband asked if I wanted to go down and see it about midnight, but I was too tired, and said I'd go first thing in the morning. By the time I got there, all the burned buildings were torn down and the town was all new wood wall studs and floor joists.
The Japanese are pretty stoic people, but this is just too much. Pray ..... and give .... all we can to help!
I remember most of the town of Misawa burned down one night. My husband asked if I wanted to go down and see it about midnight, but I was too tired, and said I'd go first thing in the morning. By the time I got there, all the burned buildings were torn down and the town was all new wood wall studs and floor joists.
The Japanese are pretty stoic people, but this is just too much. Pray ..... and give .... all we can to help!
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Originally Posted by amandasgramma
Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
Originally Posted by SherriB
Wow. Those pictures are very sobering. :cry: :cry: To go from a beautiful seaside to mud, debris and so much death! I don't know if my mind could ever comprehend it if it happened here. My heart aches for every person affected by this horrible tragedy.
Someone asked if all Japan's preparedness really helped. Yes it did -- there is a video out of some tall skyscrapers swaying like our pine trees in the wind. They did NOT collaspse. Had they collapsed, millions more would have been killed.
I wouldn't compare New Orleans to Japan...other than water was a factor. Japan is an island. New Orleans was built below sea level. People chose to remain in New Orleans to ride it out. People in Japan had 30 minutes to try to get away from a wave traveling 500 miles an hour. There really isn't anything to compare. I feel bad about those in New Orleans who left and had nothing to return to and I believe we have a number of folks now living in Portland from New Orleans.
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