George Savage · Mar 11, 2011 at 10:35am
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Striking images of the immediate aftermath of today's tragic earthquake, the strongest in Japan's recorded history.

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Bryan G. Stephens
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May '10
Bryan G. Stephens

How horrible. So much damage is so little time. Who knows the lives lost. All I know to do is pray.

CoolHand
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Dec '10
CoolHand

Whatever the casualty figure ends up being, you know it's gonna be a huge number.

Those folks are packed onto that island so tightly that a sardine can has to look roomy in comparison.

Bad deal, for sure.

Not much else to say, really.

TheRoyalFamily
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Nov '10
TheRoyalFamily

The crazy thing is all the damage in Tokyo. The distance is as if an earthquake in Los Angeles was causing fires and the like in Vegas.

CoolHand: Whatever the casualty figure ends up being, you know it's gonna be a huge number.

Those folks are packed onto that island so tightly that a sardine can has to look roomy in comparison.

That part of Japan isn't densely populated. Lots of farmland in the immediate area of the quake, actually, especially right along the coast. Not all of Japan is Tokyo.

outstripp
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May '10
outstripp

We live in Japan but I am in  the Philippines on vacation.  My son, who works in Tokyo, walked home in 8.5 hrs.

The city of Sendai near the epicenter, which i have visited many times, is a major-sized city.

CoolHand
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CoolHand

TheRoyalFamily:

That part of Japan isn't densely populated. Lots of farmland in the immediate area of the quake, actually, especially right along the coast. Not all of Japan is Tokyo. · Mar 11 at 2:44pm

Well, thank God for small mercies, eh?

If they get lucky, it'll just be a bunch of drowned houses and a couple of melted down power plants.

For once, I'm glad I was caught dealing in stereotypes.  HA!


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