Earthquake in Japan....9.0...ouch!

[Booner!]

Holy mother of god. I have never seen anything like this.

Anybody watching the live feed of the water going round like somebody has taken out the plug in the bath?

Reports of another 8.4magniture hit the North east coast too?

 

[Craig1981]

Yeah cos it's nice seeing people and their property being washed to oblivion in fresh footage isn't it

Of course its not!

But I dont want old news looped over and over. I want fresh coverage. I want to know whats happening now, not an hour ago.

 

[topgun06]

Watching the BBC News live feed. Wow. It's crazy!

 

[TheMightyTen]

You'd be suprised, i bet they will be largely recovered within a couple of years. The Japanese are very resilitant people

I think it will largely depend on the scale of the loss of life. Property and infrastructure can be relatively quickly replaced in a civilised country but the loss of people will leave a big hole in any society even one as overcrowded as Japan.

 

[Participant]

Of course its not!

But I dont want old news looped over and over. I want fresh coverage. I want to know whats happening now, not an hour ago.

Fwiw I agree, but that's the Beeb all over. The masters of repeated footage, both in terms of news and drama.

 

[Neil79]

2012?

Those poor people

 

[Booner!]

Warning of second 8+ earthquake imminent in the North East of Japan.

My friend is over there near Tokyo, he just sent me this:

 

[deko]

Why does every earthquake or sudden freak event turn into a government scoring system?

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Absolutely insane footage from this, can not believe the pictures of that wave.
Doesn't sound good with the aftershocks, hopefully there's no more big ones.

Good shout on the Al Jazeera feed, it seems better coverage than the BBC.

 

[Craig1981]

Fwiw I agree, but that's the Beeb all over. The masters of repeated footage, both in terms of news and drama.

I'm actually watching Sky News, but the same thing applies.

 

[Kerplunk]

Crazy

 

['Wes]

2012?

Those poor people

Neil, close the door on your way out.

 

[BunnyKillBot]

No

 

[sigma]

The really disturbing, especially when you see the water going towards cars/people.

 

[DAIR]

Footage looks like something out of a movie!

 

[Neil79]

I saw some some live footage of that tsunami!, did you see that car trying to drive away from it?

 

[Embed]

Scary indeed, seeing that wave wash over the fields and just lifting everything in its path.
I hope people can get to safety quickly.

 

[Kerplunk]

I saw some some live footage of that tsunami!, did you see that car trying to drive away from it?

Yeah I saw that too! wtf!

This is like watching some sort of disaster movie...

 

[OriginalJonty]

I saw some some live footage of that tsunami!, did you see that car trying to drive away from it?

Yeah, it's horrible. 19 reported dead and, sadly, this will probably rise significantly.

 

[Participant]

Imagine being in the middle of one of those fields and seeing that rubbish-filled wave speeding towards you. You'd stand no chance, a terrifying thought.

Yeah, it's horrible. 19 reported dead and, sadly, this will probably rise significantly.

19 will be a 'drop in the ocean' when this has all ended .