Japan 8.9 Earthquake & Tsunami
Mar 11th 2011, 8:00 am
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Japan 8.9 Earthquake & Tsunami
Wow!! Stunning but Horrific Video;
http://www.cnn.com/
Tsunami Warning issued for Hawaii according to the Media.
Be Safe Everyone!
Jim.
http://www.cnn.com/
Tsunami Warning issued for Hawaii according to the Media.
Be Safe Everyone!
Jim.
Mar 11th 2011, 8:18 am
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Watching it here in Hong Kong. Some amazing videos out there.
Cars in a blender basically.
Cars in a blender basically.
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Mar 11th 2011, 8:23 am
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BBC live coverage.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698
NHK World Service (English)
http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/
NHK has an iPhone app if you want to watch on your phone.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698
NHK World Service (English)
http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/
NHK has an iPhone app if you want to watch on your phone.
Mar 11th 2011, 9:57 am
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Mar 11th 2011, 12:24 pm
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WOW ...my heart goes out to everyone . How frightening.
Mar 11th 2011, 12:54 pm
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Fiance just emailed to say that Eureka is on Tsunami watch - and our honeymoon destination in central CA!!!! And I thought all I had to worry about is whether I would have difficulty getting on the plane with a K1 and no esta next week and now i have tsunamis to contend with!
trying to keep my mother away from the TV!
Stay safe everyone!
trying to keep my mother away from the TV!
Stay safe everyone!
Mar 11th 2011, 2:13 pm
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I was up late here on the East Coast and watched these videos live. It was horrifying to watch, knowing there were people in those homes and cars being swept away. 
Mar 11th 2011, 2:14 pm
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Watching it here in Hong Kong. Some amazing videos out there.
Cars in a blender basically.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VopzGcBkfnE
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qvjPwSaG0Co&feature=youtu.be
Cars in a blender basically.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VopzGcBkfnE
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qvjPwSaG0Co&feature=youtu.be
Mar 11th 2011, 2:25 pm
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Bad times
Mar 11th 2011, 3:52 pm
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Fiance just emailed to say that Eureka is on Tsunami watch - and our honeymoon destination in central CA!!!! And I thought all I had to worry about is whether I would have difficulty getting on the plane with a K1 and no esta next week and now i have tsunamis to contend with!
trying to keep my mother away from the TV!
Stay safe everyone!
trying to keep my mother away from the TV!
Stay safe everyone!
The wave did not amount to too much on the Oregon coast; my friend just described it as similar to a winter storm surge, but it could have been so much worse. The footage of the wave in Japan was just mesmerizing; we stayed up so late just agape at it.
Mar 11th 2011, 4:12 pm
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I work for a Japanese company and e-mailed a few colleagues in Tokyo to see if they're alright. It happened while they were at work and they now have no means to get home since all the trains and most roads are closed.
So far from not hearing from them, they're camping out at the office overnight and e-mailing us!
So far from not hearing from them, they're camping out at the office overnight and e-mailing us!
Mar 11th 2011, 4:15 pm
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I work for a Japanese company and e-mailed a few colleagues in Tokyo to see if they're alright. It happened while they were at work and they now have no means to get home since all the trains and most roads are closed.
So far from not hearing from them, they're camping out at the office overnight and e-mailing us!
So far from not hearing from them, they're camping out at the office overnight and e-mailing us!
Mar 11th 2011, 4:16 pm
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I tried to tell you...
The wave did not amount to too much on the Oregon coast; my friend just described it as similar to a winter storm surge, but it could have been so much worse. The footage of the wave in Japan was just mesmerizing; we stayed up so late just agape at it.
The wave did not amount to too much on the Oregon coast; my friend just described it as similar to a winter storm surge, but it could have been so much worse. The footage of the wave in Japan was just mesmerizing; we stayed up so late just agape at it.
Is anybody watching the news? How'd Hawaii do?
Mar 11th 2011, 4:28 pm
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I work for a Japanese company and e-mailed a few colleagues in Tokyo to see if they're alright. It happened while they were at work and they now have no means to get home since all the trains and most roads are closed.
So far from not hearing from them, they're camping out at the office overnight and e-mailing us!
So far from not hearing from them, they're camping out at the office overnight and e-mailing us!
BTW, from experience, news photos tend not get the picture of the overall area and focus only on the damage.