8.8 earthquake hits Japan

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

At least this BBC article is grounded in reality:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12785274

[Aimvpr]

This is such a tragedy... I have family in Sendai, not heard from any of them... Fingers crossed.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Seems some survivors have been found after 9 days:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12798807

[roachcoach]

This is mainly dropped off the news over here, how are things going over there? I'm aware of how stupid that questions sounds but I lack a better way of asking

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Last i heard is that places near the nuclear reactors are not safe to drink the water and eat vegetables that are grown from their.

other then that, not much

[Allen]

Could get even worse, another quake just hit with a magnitude of 7.1, shocks felt in Japan 265km away and it was only 118km away from the nuclear plant in Fukushima.

Predictions of a 6ft tsunami to follow.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13005110

[Allen]

Page just updated, tsunami warning has been lifted. Still, they have a video from Hanamaki in north-east Japan, seems as though it got a bit of a shake.

[Disturbedguy]

Sleepy, how you doing mate?

let us know.