Earthquake in Japan

[Hero]

): I saw this video of a family in their house while it happened.Well if you want to help text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10 that's what I did.

[Elkwood]

As of 1040pm EST MSNBC.com is reporting that a 2nd Nuclear Reactor is melting down the situation has now gone from terrible to catastrophic

[Neptune]

I thank for supports of many countries and people.
I'm glad to many people support Japan.
Now, I’m worrying about safety of Tohoku region (north-east region) and two nuclear power plants.

Japanese government declared nuclear emergency and ordered to evacuate all personnel within a 20km radius of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (There are 6 nuclear reactors), 10km radius of Fukushima Daini nuclear plant (There are 4 nuclear reactors, 3rd reactor is already shutdown safe).
3 of 6 reactors in Fukushima Daiichi plant ware stopped before the earthquake for maintenance. But Emergency Core Cooling Systems within 1st to 3rd reactor were failed and do not work now. Especially, it is serious that damage of safety systems within 1st reactor.
TV said an explosion occurred at 1st nuclear reactor in Fukushima Daiichi power plant, but it was hydrogen explosion. The final rector shroud is not broken yet.
However, the core temperature is exceeding critical and nuclear fuels have began to melt. Then Tokyo Electric Power Company decided to renounce the reactor and inject sea water between the core shroud and external shroud to cool it down (In Japan, nuclear reactor has been protected quintuple shroud).

It is also continue that power shortage in east region included Tokyo.
Electric power and water supplies are not restored yet in all area of Tohoku-region.
Telephone and network lines are not too.
In Japan, electric power frequency between west and east is different (60Hz/50Hz), so electric power companies in west can supply only limited power to east.
Even now, how many people were killed and injured, missed is unknown correctly.
I can only pray to success cool-down try and not to increase victims any more.

I’m sorry my poor English skill and thank you for interesting in Japan.
When Tokyo power is recovered, I'll back to Eorzea!

Thank you for the update! I'm praying for you. Hope to see you in Eorzea soon

[Asra]

Good to hear that some of our fellow Japanese players are doing alright. I've been at work all day so I'm just barely catching up to all the updates. I've heard from at least one of my friends in Japan, and I'm waiting response from others. I know one of them lives either close or in a heavily damaged area or in it, I forget exactly, but I hope he is alright.

I got word that Fukushima might get a 4 or 5 on the nuclear event scale, both of which are bad news and involve release of radiation. So far its 4, but it could turn into 5, as I hear the situation is still getting worse and that the sea water pumping into the reactors is actually getting stopped due to complications of some kind. Hoping everything remains stable, the last thing we need is more radiation to make things worse.

My best hopes go out to our fellow Japanese players, everyone at SE, and every single person in Japan.

[Amrita]

Thank you again for your personal updates, Hetare_P & other Japanese players! (I think your English is great ^^)

I've been watching CNN and their comparison for the nuclear event scale (as of 3/12/11) was something like:
3-mile island - 3
Chernoble - 6
Just to give people a feel for the severity of this nuclear situation.

Also I heard that Potassium iodide pills are going to be distributed to people who were near the plants in jeopardy.

It's also worth note that social networks are playing a big part for people looking for friends and loved ones. Normally you don't think of such sites like that, you know? ^^;
(And I include these forums in that... even though the "Big" social networks are getting most of the praise )

Continued thoughts, prayers & well wishes to all involved. <3

[AnaviAnael]

God be with you, fellow players in Japan.

Hetare_P, of course we support Japan. We love you guys. ^_^

[Paksenarrion]

Prayers and thoughts to everyone in Japan affected by the earthquake, tsunamis and aftershocks. And now the horrible news about the possible radiation leaks.

[Bluebell]

To a world friend.
We are all right. I do my best.
Thank you for a lot of support.
But my English is poor, and I'm sorry.
Thanks want to say by all means and…

Bluebell@Tokyo

[Abriael]

To a world friend.
We are all right. I do my best.
Thank you for a lot of support.
But my English is poor, and I'm sorry.
Thanks want to say by all means and…

Bluebell@Tokyo

頑張ってください！私たちはあなたのことを考えている。

[Chezen]

To a world friend.
We are all right. I do my best.
Thank you for a lot of support.
But my English is poor, and I'm sorry.
Thanks want to say by all means and…

Bluebell@Tokyo

Glad you are ok!