Japanese Earthquake

[bibblebub]

The images of the tsunami sweeping boats, vehicles, houses and debris across the country are just so dramatic.

There's continuous converage here http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

[lady-janine]

feeling so helpless have one friend and family living in tokyo and another living with her family in kobe. no news from either of them. so worrying. no other mutual friends have heard anything either. makes me feel so helpless and all very worrying.

[squarebear]

I heard from Kobe and they are unaffected.

[The-HouseHusband]

It would seem that mother nature has had her fill off being messed around by mankind and is seeking revenge.

Shame that it always seems to affect the more peaceful people of the world, we could do with events like this happening elsewhere!!

Here's hoping that people heed the warnings and get themselves to some where safe if at all possible.

[lady-janine]

thanks square. please accept a cuddle from me for that news.OOOOO. well maybe more than one. yumi will not doubt be in touch when she is ready. i think her son and dil live in tokyo so obviously she is pre-occupied.
another one O.

[Gromit]

there was an earthquake in China yesterday killing 25 people.

[NoMercy]

"we could do with events like this happening elsewhere!! "

Could we....??

[e.crespo]

lady-janine, my son, his wife and my baby granddaughter live in Tokyo. I have been on Skype with him since 8.30am and they are fine. The phone networks were overloaded for a time and fortunately my son cycled home from work. The streets are packed with people trying to walk home as the metro isn't working and all the roads are clogged with vehicles. I should think that your relatives are fine but they are probably battling with a mass of commuters. jj

[askyourgran]

I watched the earthquake and tsunami on the news this morning as it unfolded. It was truly horrifying, the power of nature is awesome. Japan are prepared for earthquakes, their buildings are constructed to take the strain of less powerful ones but this one was much stronger, setting off the tsunami. I pray there was no-one in those boats and vehicles as they floated away.