Captain Bob Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 oh is it on YouTube? damn man... Found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super19 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Found it. insane.. so scary. thanks for the link. i cant even imagine what it must feel like to go through that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terran Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Yeah, that one. People are quite far from the filmer and at one point an SLR gets in the way. Same one ? yes it looked like they were really old so i doubt they had the ability to get away in time so they didn't really bother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi Babe Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 yes it looked like they were really old so i doubt they had the ability to get away in time so they didn't really bother Jeez, did you not listen to the voice-over???? The reporter said they escaped, but just barely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oh captain my captain Posted March 16, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2011 Has terran said anything productive in this entire thread? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super19 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 yes it looked like they were really old so i doubt they had the ability to get away in time so they didn't really bother Jeez, did you not listen to the voice-over???? The reporter said they escaped, but just barely. and they were carrying someone. bravery and i commend them. thank god we could see them get away 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terran Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Jeez, did you not listen to the voice-over???? The reporter said they escaped, but just barely. when i first watched the video a few days ago i thought one of them got swept away (note the guy in black sort of falling at the end there) so i was under the impression that one of them got swept away and no there was no commentary in the original video and no i did not re-watch it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donky Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Jeez, did you not listen to the voice-over???? The reporter said they escaped, but just barely. It's a strange angle. Not sure if everyone in their group made it. Hopefully. It looks like they come around a corner so it is hard to tell if there were others just behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terran Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 It's a strange angle. Not sure if everyone in their group made it. Hopefully. It looks like they come around a corner so it is hard to tell if there were others just behind them. yea no kidding, especially with the SLR getting in the way i couldn't really be sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bieksa(not really) Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 when i first watched the video a few days ago i thought one of them got swept away (note the guy in black sort of falling at the end there) so i was under the impression that one of them got swept away and no there was no commentary in the original video and no i did not re-watch it again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super19 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) yea no kidding, especially with the SLR getting in the way i couldn't really be sure that stupid camera was super annoying. i guess well have to take the reporters word for it... even though many have lost their lives already im reallly hoping everyone made it due to the amount of humanity shown, they deserve it. and that video only offers a few seconds insight as to whats really happening there. Edited March 16, 2011 by Super19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bieksa(not really) Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 The people are yelling "run, run, hurry!". It looks like a group of people stopped to help someone. i think we saw a longer version on Japanese TV and at the end you can see a couple 0n the left get swept away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terran Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 The people are yelling "run, run, hurry!". It looks like a group of people stopped to help someone. i think we saw a longer version on Japanese TV and at the end you can see a couple 0n the left get swept away. LOL what now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super19 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php is it common to have these many aftershocks occur? btw a good buddy of mine living north of tokyo has been issued a warning for his town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super19 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 LOL what now seriosuly dude? this isn't about you being right or wrong, just disregard that guy who said that comment about you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terran Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 seriosuly dude? this isn't about you being right or wrong, just disregard that guy who said that comment about you. i mean i was commenting on what i saw and out of nowhere personal attacks get launched at me, and instead of getting people to stay on topic like before, i get harassed even more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donky Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 LOL what now Lots of censorship happening here. Which is probably for the best I suppose and out of respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terran Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Lots of censorship happening here. Which is probably for the best I suppose and out of respect. yea i've noticed a lot of footages just get cut out right before moving cars get swept away by the tsunami..it's just really sad to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 LOL what now This is a comment that is seriously out of line with the ideals of the thread. Stop trying to win an argument - for one thing, there is no argument; for another, it's highly unnecessary. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh captain my captain Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) Japanese Emperor addressed the nation today, something that only happens during war or nuclear crisis. Tokyo (CNN) -- Japan's emperor addressed the nation Wednesday -- a rare event that only occurs in times of war or national crisis. Emperor Akihito's speech underlined Prime Minister Naoto Kan's earlier assertion that the country was going through its worst crisis since World War II. And it came on the same day that white smoke and a new blaze at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear plant added to radiation concerns in a country grappling with a nuclear crisis. Even workers who remained at the plant evacuated temporarily as officials said radiation levels there fluctuated. The developments at the plant are the latest setback for a country struggling to dig its way out of the wreckage and find survivors after last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami. The fire was discovered Wednesday morning in the northwestern corner of the No. 4 reactor building at the plant, a power company official told reporters. It renewed concern over spent fuel rods sitting in an uncovered pool inside, which would release dangerous radiation if they caught fire. Meanwhile, the search continued for survivors from the Friday's twin disasters. By Wednesday afternoon, the National Police Agency reported 3,771 deaths. Another 7,843 people are missing and 2,044 were injured, the agency said. The number of dead is expected to go up as rescuers reach more hard-hit areas. Shell-shocked survivors huddled in cramped shelters, grieved over lost loved ones and worried about relatives who are missing across villages and towns inundated by the tsunami waves off the east coast of Honshu. Many crowded at Narita International Airport, trying to get as far away from the nuclear plant as possible. "We just headed for the mountains directly away from the nuclear power station," Richard Struthers, who lives about 70 kilometers from the Fukushima plant. He said he is "taking no chances" with his baby son. Boris Suban of Moriya -- about 209 kilometers (130 miles) from the nuclear plant -- decided to travel across the country to Hiroshima Prefecture -- a location he admits is ironic. 'We thought that the reactor is not safe and too near," Suban said. "Plus, if the panic spreads, we will be unable to leave Japan and get the full exposure sitting on our sofa." The latest concerns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant came a day after another fire there and an explosion at the plant's No. 2 reactor. Japanese authorities could not rule out the possibility of a meltdown at the troubled reactors. Workers have been pumping sea water into reactors in an effort to prevent further damage. A meltdown occurs when nuclear fuel rods cannot be cooled, thus melting the reactor core and causing a release of radioactivity. In the worst-case scenario, the fuel can spill out of the containment unit and spread toxic radioactivity through the air and water. That, public health officials say, can cause both immediate and long-term health problems, including radiation poisoning and cancer. The plant is in Fukushima Prefecture, about 138 miles (225 kilometers) from Tokyo. Officials urged people within 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) of the plant to remain indoors. Edano said analysts also have their eyes on reactors No. 5 and 6 at the plant, where cooling systems weren't functioning well. "The temperatures are rising, but we are doing our best to cool (them) down," the chief Cabinet secretary said Wednesday. Meanwhile, across the country, emergency workers from Japan, foreign governments and international aid groups continued to scour tangled and displaced piles of debris, searching for survivors. At least 91 countries and regions and six international organizations have offered assistance, according to the Japanese foreign affairs ministry. Public broadcaster NHK has reported that 450,000 people were living in shelters. A teacher in Miyagi Prefecture said many schools had turned into emergency shelters. Cold weather has increased the hardship for disaster victims and rescuers. Rescuers reported some victims have been exposed to cold weather and water, in some cases for days. Sleet fell in the decimated city of Sendai this week. Rescue work is also being complicated by the hundreds of aftershocks that have rocked Japan since Friday's quake. The U.S. Geological Survey has reported several quakes with magnitudes of 6.0 or greater, and more than a dozen others greater than 5.0 or greater. While agencies are working to raise money, donations have been slow to come. The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a newspaper covering nonprofit organizations, says donations to nonprofit organizations have reached about $25 million so far. The total is far below the first four-day totals of other recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina and the crisis in Haiti, it said. Wide-scale economic problems also loom, though some signs of progress surfaced in the stock market on Wednesday. Stocks in Japan opened higher Wednesday morning, one day after the nation's main market index suffered one of its biggest drops on record. The Nikkei 225 index, the most prominent measure of Tokyo market stocks, rose 520 points, or 6%, shortly after the market opened. On Tuesday, the Asian economic powerhouse reeled as stocks plummeted, sending shock waves through global markets. The massive quake was the strongest in recorded history to hit Japan, according to USGS records that date to 1900. Amid the massive despair, tales of survival and euphoric relief emerged. Akiko Kosaka, a student from Japan attending the University of California at Riverside, had lost all hope for her family in Minami Sanriku, the fishing village where more than half of the 17,000 residents are missing and feared dead. "I didn't think they survived," Kosaka, 20, told CNN during a tearful interview Tuesday. "I cried for three days -- Friday, Saturday, Sunday." Then a friend in Japan told her about a 45-second YouTube video showing her family home as the only one standing amid the rubble. The video highlighted her young woman holding a sign to a TV news crew saying in Japanese "we are all safe." The woman was Kosaka's sister. "I screamed, and my host parents woke up and they thought it was really bad," Kosaka said. "They asked what happened. And I said, 'They survived! ... I couldn't believe it. It's a miracle." CNN's Stan Grant, Gary Tuchman, Jill Dougherty, Anderson Cooper, Kevin Voigt, Jiyeon Lee, Michael Martinez and Sean Morris contributed to this report. CNN Edited March 16, 2011 by oh captain my captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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