Japan hit by powerful earthquake

***Shinzon*** · 2011-03-12 03:10

According to Reuters the explosion that was heard wasn't at the reactor.

**Chicomagiko** · 2011-03-12 03:12

Spoiler: show

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**GentaiShinigami** · 2011-03-12 03:13

NHK saying Tokyo Power Company said it occured at FUK-1 and several workers injured. They own the place so gonna go with that for now as the fact. Happened 1:45 ago according to the report. News is VERY delayed coming in from Japan.

@Chicomagiko /sigh -_-;

Edit: http://www.twitvid.com/LICNU

**Edelweiss** · 2011-03-12 03:16

Originally Posted by GentaiShinigami

NHK saying Tokyo Power Company said it occured at FUK-1 and several workers injured. They own the place so gonna go with that for now as the fact. Happened 1:45 ago according to the report. News is VERY delayed coming in from Japan.

@Chicomagiko /sigh -_-;

That might be what evoked that freaked out look from this newswoman during the previous livecast. Regardless, the situation seems to be degrading there.

And /int/ has had a bunch of threads of such fine, upstanding Failbook posts such as these.

**GentaiShinigami** · 2011-03-12 03:19

Originally Posted by Edelweiss

That might be what evoked that freaked out look from this newswoman during the previous livecast. Regardless, the situation seems to be degrading there.

And /int/ has had a bunch of threads of such fine, upstanding Failbook posts such as these.

Yeah, I think so too. Was saying that up above.

Check out that link though. Definitely an explosion. News is severely understating things.

**Aidin** · 2011-03-12 03:24

From page 13, and the same as the live stream above I think. Its what I've been watching to get information.. They seem to have new info at every hour.

Originally Posted by Bwelch

( Watching Japanese news here: http://jibtv.com/program/fullscreen.aspx?page=0 )

***Shinzon*** · 2011-03-12 03:25

Apparently the outer wall of the plant has fallen. This reporter can't keep her composure, I can't blame her though.

**Edelweiss** · 2011-03-12 03:27

Well.. shit.

**GentaiShinigami** · 2011-03-12 03:27

Yeah shes acting just like she did before. Definitely been holding this information for a long time. I guess they have to get clearance to show it? No idea how the media handles these things. I hear on japanese tv they are showing the plant covered in smoke live.

**popsiclestix** · 2011-03-12 03:32

They keep showing the plant exploding on TV. 1 hour ago, I was watching ch 5 when it blew up and they quickly flipped to the newscasters instead of watch the explosion further. Well shit just got real when nuclear plants blow.... time to see where the wind blows

**Edelweiss** · 2011-03-12 03:33

Well...Yahoo Japan headline.

Source.

**GentaiShinigami** · 2011-03-12 03:35

Originally Posted by popsiclestix

They keep showing the plant exploding on TV. 1 hour ago, I was watching ch 5 when it blew up and they quickly flipped to the newscasters instead of watch the explosion further. Well shit just got real when nuclear plants blow.... time to see where the wind blows

Yeah, I've seen many parts where they have cut away when something bad was gonna happen. Like one was the tsunami coming up on a very populated highway and these people stood zero chance. It got about ~100 feet away and they cut the film (in every broadcast I've seen). Of course earlier in that same wave plenty of people got hammered in cars, but they showed that np.

Also, makes me giggle this girl keeps having to talk about it being "dangerously close to overheating". I think we are past that sweetie.

**Iku** · 2011-03-12 03:35

Originally Posted by Chicomagiko

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Most of these dumbasses can not comprehend the severe consequences if Japan went under from this disaster. Who gave a fuck about Pearl Harbor? I found it is funny that some dumb mexicans mentioned Pearl Harbor.

**Kaylia** · 2011-03-12 03:37

Is there any english live feed that doesn't suck?

**GentaiShinigami** · 2011-03-12 03:37

Originally Posted by Edelweiss

Well...Yahoo Japan headline.

Source.

I didn;t see anything about the blast in that. That was all the info from like ~2-3hrs ago. Maybe I missed it somewhere or google failed at translating it.

**GentaiShinigami** · 2011-03-12 03:38

Originally Posted by Kaylia

Is there any english live feed that doesn't suck?

Not that I have found. :/ They are all ~2hrs behind the actual events.

A nice before and after:

http://photo.xuite.net/yao2197/4731814/4.jpg

Also hearing radiation levels are skyrocketed. One hour exposure = a years limit now.

***Shinzon*** · 2011-03-12 03:40

Radiation detected outside the plant, apparently more radiation than that people are exposed to in an entire year. :/

Even though she repeated the measurement 3 times I couldn't completely get the number.

**Minions** · 2011-03-12 03:40

I'm amazed they are having her repeat the stuff over and over legitimately, as in they are not recording then replaying it. I give this woman props. The other reporter I heard last night when this all started had a real issue translating to english and messed up saying quite a few things when live.

This is really scary for the people of Japan. As far as I know it is a very overpopulated area... I can't imagine them moving all these people (80,000+ in the radius of that reactor) and finding them places to live. It just keeps getting worse for people in Japan.

**Edelweiss** · 2011-03-12 03:42

If you listen closely, you can hear roughly 3-4 people saying things to her in hushed tones.. something's going on.

***Shinzon*** · 2011-03-12 03:44

1015 microsebat?(sp) is the measurement she repeated. These numbers mean nothing to me, hopefully someone knows what they mean.

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