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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Earthquake Update!!

  SENDAI (Kyodo) The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan will likely surpass 10,000, the police chief of hard-hit Miyagi Prefecture said Sunday.
  The magnitude of the devastating quake was meanwhile revised upward the same day from 8.8 to 9.0, making it one of the largest in history, the Meteorological Agency said.
  According to the agency, said there is a 70 percent chance of another quake greater than magnitude 7 occurring within three days, and a 50 percent chance of one hitting in the three days after that.


  We'll be having an official blackout from 6:20-10:15 tomorrow morning to 16:15-22:20, I think, of the same afternoon. The food racks of all of the convenience stores and supermarkets are bare due to the high demand and sudden cut of restock. Half of the gas stations are out of fuel, and the other half have had lines of cars for the past 24 hours, causing major traffic jams. This is when money has little worth, and when friends and loved ones are most important. 


  Mommy and I have contemplated many things--of packing up and leaving tonight perhaps out of this quake-infested place. But then our thoughts went out to our loved ones, and if anything bad were to happen to them or to us, we agreed that we'd want to be near them. Other than my family back in Tamba, all of our loved ones are right here, so this is where we're staying for now, earthquake or no earthquake. 
  In times like these people you love become exceedingly clear. The ones you want to protect, and to ensure are safe, are those who you want to be with through times of ultimate danger. 

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