29 3 / 2011
No health hazard to Philippines amid serious state of Japan nuke plant
The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) today reiterated the Philippines is still safe from any harmful radioactive elements from the devastated Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.
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27 3 / 2011
Factbox: How much radiation is dangerous?
Radiation levels remained a huge worry in Japan on Sunday following a spike in radioactivity in water at the Fukushima nuclear power facility. But there has been no indication that people beyond the plant’s immediate vicinity have been exposed to harmful doses.
Read more at abs-cbnNEWS.com
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21 3 / 2011
Japan sees progress in race to cool nuke reactors
Japan restored power to a crippled nuclear reactor on Sunday in its race to avert disaster at a plant wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami that are estimated to have killed more than 15,000 people in one area alone.
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20 3 / 2011
ABS-CBN News’ Ces Oreña-Drilon shot this photo today of overseas Filipino workers who survived the earthquake, tsunami, and the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan.
“Among bus passengers are 16 welders who survived the tsunami aboard a crane 3 meters above the raging waters,” she says.
The group, which is heading for Tokyo, is being accompanied by Department of Foreign Affairs officials.
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20 3 / 2011
Making Filipinos disaster-ready
By Caroline J. Howard, ANC
A country like Japan was prepared for the worst, but today its capability to deal with calamity is being tested by a three-pronged disaster in its midst: a magnitude 9 earthquake, a tsunami that followed, and threats of a radiation leak from a nuclear plant in Fukushima. When the post-disaster efforts are over, the full impact of the disaster assessed and addressed, and the residual threats of damaged reactors are resolved, Japan will have to revisit its disaster preparedness efforts and how it can be better-prepared for disasters. It’s a lesson countries like the Philippines can learn, even as it had its own share of tragedies wrought by nature, and lessons and solutions on how to manage disasters before and when they strike.
20 3 / 2011
"But what if the quake had struck nearer the city, like the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923? Or if the tsunami had occurred opposite Tokyo Bay? Or if the nuclear plant that had been crippled was an ageing facility at Hamaoka that lies 200 kilometres south, and thus upwind, of the capital?"
Marlowe Hood, Can megacities cope with disaster?
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20 3 / 2011
Trapped tsunami victims ate yoghurt to stay alive
An 80-year-old woman and her 16-year-old grandson were rescued from their damaged home on Sunday in the city of Ishinomaki, nine days after the northeast was devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, NHK public TV said.
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20 3 / 2011
Hi all!
So nice to hear from everyone who wants to volunteer in ABS CBN’s Helpline for Japan!
As I’ve said, there’s some changes so right now, the call out is limited to those free for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 7am to 4pm.
BTW, when you send me yer details, be sure to give me the ffg:
- ~Full name
- ~Mobile Number
- ~Day you’re available
I know there has been some bogus Japan relief/volunteer sites, so just to assure you of the authenticity of this activity, there are more details in this entry: Lez volunteer! For Japan! :P
Salamat po!
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20 3 / 2011
Pride, apprehension for Fukushima firefighters
In the face of unseen dangers, the firefighters at Fukushima have the weight of an apprehensive nation’s expectations — and their families’ worst fears — riding on their shoulders. With radiation leaking from a disaster-hit nuclear plant, the crews have spent days spraying tonnes of water to try to cool overheating fuel rods and prevent a catastrophic meltdown — potentially risking their own health. “When I told her that I was going to Fukushima, my wife replied, ‘I wish you would be a savior of Japan’,” said Yasuo Sato, commander of the Tokyo Fire Department’s Hyper Rescue Unit, which sent dozens of firefighters to join the dousing efforts. Exhausted by his efforts, tears welled up in Sato’s eyes as he said he was not sure whether he had lived up to his wife’s exhortations.
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20 3 / 2011
"Let us be calm. There is no reason to be alarmed, the Philippines is under no threat."
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