Earthquake in Japan

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An earthquake occurred in Japan at around 2pm+ on 11.3.11. Tokyo's buildings are barely damaged due to the good architecture, but Cosmo Oil's refinery was sent ablaze. No nuclear leakage has been reported. According to Tokyo Electric Power, the quake caused over 4mn homes to not have electricity.

The quake's epicenter was 231 miles northeast of Tokyo at a depth of 20 miles and the death toll from the quake and tsunami has risen from 19, to 26, to 29. Train services and airports have been suspended (including Narita Airport), causing many people to be stranded, including those at Tokyo Disneyland. In addition, Tokyo Disneyland was flooded.

The aftershocks in Tokyo (where the magnitude was 8.9) were still felt over three hours following the earthquake. The quake, which is the most powerful to have ever occurred in Japan in 140 years, even bent the top of Tokyo Tower. Several areas were hit by tsunami, including Miyagi-ken. Fires occurred in Sendai and Tokyo, among other places. Japan extended tsunami warnings to Indonesia, the Philippines, Hawaii, Taiwan, North and South America as well as the Pacific coast of Russia.

The quake disrupted the Internet connection at my office for about 30 minutes. I'm very worried about JAM Project members and others at Lantis, including Umasugi Wave members. My whole body froze when I received the news from my colleague. I'm praying for them, as well as everyone in Japan. I'm anxious to know the updates on JAM members.

Please, God, let them be safe.

Take care everyone. <(_ _)>