We all know how well Japan is prepared to handle earthquakes, that the majority of the buildings standing today were designed and built to resist the earthquakes and keep their inhabitants alive amidst and the shock.
There is also a tsunami warning system effectively working on the country.
The earthquake that have hit Japan today was the strongest one ever recorded in the country and the 6th largest ever measured in the world. This earthquake has released thousands times more energy than the one that hit Chirstchurch in New Zealand a few weeks ago.
It is terrifying to see the pictures being broadcasted around the globe; to see the level of water rising 2, 3, 4 even 10 meters in about seconds due to the Tsunami. Cars being swept away, boats carried inland far from the coast, people stuck at their homes with water surrounding them, debris on fire, farmlands being inundated…
Many nuclear power plants have been shutdown and despite the fact that no radioactivity material leakage has happened from the facilities, the fear of an accident is still on the air.
Oil refineries, in particular one nearby Tokyo has been severely affected by the quake and is under “hard to control” fire. Industries on the surrounding area may be affected and may have their production strongly disrupted on the near future.
Now that this impressive earthquake is a part of the history of Japan and the world, many people are still struggling to go back home or wondering if their homes are still standing and, if they are standing, are they habitable?
Death toll and the number of people reported missing is still increasing. And the history may still unfold in several bad ways to many people in Japan.
This enormous tremor has already changed many people’s life forever.
So if you are wondering how you can help Japan to recover, the Red Cross in Japan may be a good starting point.
http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/about/glance.html
