Posted on 03/20/2011 7:04:43 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Japan dead, missing near 21,000 amid atomic crisis
by Olivia Hampton 1 hr 15 mins ago
KAMAISHI, Japan (AFP) – Workers were close to restoring power to a nuclear plant's overheating reactors on Sunday as the toll of dead or missing from Japan's worst natural disaster in nearly a century neared 21,000.
Amid the devastation on the northeast coast left by a March 11 quake and tsunami, police reported an astonishing tale of survival with the discovery of an 80-year-old woman and her 16-year-old grandson alive under the rubble.
"Their temperatures were quite low but they were conscious. Details of their condition are not immediately known. They have been already rescued and sent to hospital," a spokesman for the Ishinomaki Police Department said.
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The headline makes it sound as if everybody was killed by the “atomic crisis”.
I agree with the headline being misleading.
Speaking of radiation, here is the radiation map for the U.S. and updates frequently. The highest readings so far come from Denver.
Oh my gosh, I can’t even imagine :( God bless them.
Yes, the damned media and its overblown drama queen headlines.
It's sad enough that the toll from the disaster is so high without the suckbag media adding their alarmist spin to it.
And there are plenty of people who will see that headline and run around freaking out and spreading it around.
There are people who get off to that.
Did anyone ever hear or read how much time there was between the earthquake, and the approach of the tsunami?
With such a monster earthquake so close to land, there must not have been much time to evacuate.
I wish we could do more to help the Japanese. Words fail.
Yup, most of the dead/missing are actually from the tsunami.
I heard many were hit when they were about to pack and run.
Several reports stated 20 minutes...
Yes, well we all know that it was the meltdown that caused the earthquake.
The quake was only 78 miles offshore and the wave traveled 400-500 miles per hour. They only had about 9-10 minutes. No chance at all...
Think it would be helpful if Ms. Olivia Hampton were to receive some notes that clarify her error per this headline. Doubt she recognizes her error.
She probably didn’t write the headline.
I've heard reports of the tsunami warnings being issued anywhere between 8 to 30 minutes before the wave hit depending upon the location. Someone better take a look, after critical needs have been met, at why so many people drowned. What percentage were folks who couldn't leave (elderly, disabled, hospitalized, folks w/out transpo, just not enough time) and those who chose not to leave. Can't do much about the last group, but I really wonder about the wisdom of siting hospitals, retirement homes, schools, etc. so close to the coastline.
Continuing prayers for the people of Japan and all in harm's way.
No, no chance at all.
(Not that it matters; other than to let these folks know; the non-and-never-Progressives were not raised by Barnum & Baily and not so easily fooled as they imagine.)
I hear ya.
The 2004 Indonesian earthquake and tsunami killed an estimated 230,000.
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