Japanese Dissaster

[sapper756]

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Dramatic images of northeastern Japan contrasting how the landscape looked before Friday's earthquake and tsunami - and after the disaster

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Edited March 15, 2011 by sapper756

[Guest homestead]

it does make you think about what we take for granted eg.. water, food, electric and petrol.. how would we cope in the same situation. The power plants and radiation it does say a lot for wind turbines even though they are ugly. YES very thought provoking and then 2 weeks later we all forget and get back in our own little bubble??

[Guest bigda]

this is a totally nightmare for those poor people, 3 days of snow here and its a moan

just cant imagine what this would be like to have a young family no money no job and no, possessions and death all around you, this looks like it is going to

last a long time, and now with radiation

these poor soles are going to be sick

and maybe develop health problems and still all these government ours included are telling them radiation ain't bad and playing it down and will not report much on this at a later date sweep this one under the carpet

we are surrounded by nuclear power station our selfs that is ,

[Guest IB]

Folk at my work were saying it was like watching a disaster movie on TV - it was hard at times for them to remember that this wasn't a movie - it was real life, real people.

 

Other info (British Consul statement) there are 300,000 Brits living & working over there.

[VMS]

Unbelievable, it is like a disaster movie.Sad thing is you cannot help but watch with interest,poor poor people. :( :(

[sapper756]

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FRIGHTENING

[Guest spin cycle]

it does make you think about what we take for granted eg.. water, food, electric and petrol.. how would we cope in the same situation. The power plants and radiation it does say a lot for wind turbines even though they are ugly. YES very thought provoking and then 2 weeks later we all forget and get back in our own little bubble??

 

 

the eartquake and tsunami were disaster enough....but the nuclear accidents are truly terrifying....makes you wonder whether our own expansion of nuclear power is such a good idea....i love wind turbines don't think they're ugly at all

[Chris Little]

The nuclear scenario amazes me.

 

Those Reactor buildings were the only structures still standing whereas everywhere else was wiped out, a testimony to their design and robutness.

 

Whats happening in Japan is nothing compared to the events of Chernobyl

[Guest spin cycle]

The nuclear scenario amazes me.

 

Those Reactor buildings were the only structures still standing whereas everywhere else was wiped out, a testimony to their design and robutness.

 

Whats happening in Japan is nothing compared to the events of Chernobyl

 

 

i think there is a scale 1-7 for nuclear incidents chernobyl was 7, long island was 3 and i think at the moment they're rated at 4. any potential human tragedy is enough....but consider the economic damage. japan is quite small,densly populated and the 2nd biggest economy in the world. after the kobe earthquake they recovered quite quickly and that was a bigger natural disaster...this potential nuclear one threatens not only the japanese people but could also trigger another finacial crisis. in that respect perhaps nuclear power isn't that clever after all.

[Chris Little]

Because its a nuclear establishment it has more focus, the authorities have done a great job with their localised evacuation of civilians.

 

After each of the hydrogen explosions the pressure vessels still remained intact, excellent engineering.

 

The worlds worst ever industrial disaster was the Bhopal event in 1984.... yet the world still has chemical plants

[Guest spin cycle]

Because its a nuclear establishment it has more focus, the authorities have done a great job with their localised evacuation of civilians.

 

After each of the hydrogen explosions the pressure vessels still remained intact, excellent engineering.

 

The worlds worst ever industrial disaster was the Bhopal event in 1984.... yet the world still has chemical plants

 

 

thats very true....good point

[sapper756]

Who Is At Risk From Japan's Nuclear Crisis?

 

 

 

Japan nuclear crisis: How is the country coping, who is at risk from radiation leaks, and could it become another Chernobyl? Find out here.

 

 

 

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Who is at risk from radiation leaks?

 

At the moment the highest risks appear to be limited to an area immediately around the plant.

 

People living within 18 miles (30km) of the facility have now been urged to stay indoors.

 

Radiation levels in the city of Maebashi, 85 miles (140km) south of the plant were reported to be up to 10 times normal levels but there has been disagreement among foreign experts whether this is harmful.

 

The UN weather agency says that winds are now dispersing radioactive material over the Pacific Ocean and away from Japan and other Asian countries.

 

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan has however warned the nation that the "possibility of further radioactive leakage is heightening"

 

Edited March 16, 2011 by sapper756

[Guest challengerlofts]

Just wonder what kind of help that we can provide for them. It would be nice, if we can send it via BBC News & ITV News.