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Saturday, March 12, 2011
shaken, but OK
Yesterday afternoon we had a BIG earthquake here in Japan, measuring 8.9 (scale of Richter).
We received many emails and phone calls from concerned family and friends. Thank you for your concern.
This is just a quick post for now to let you know that we are all OK.
It was pretty scary and there were after shakes all afternoon and night. But (sofar) nobody we know got hurt.
The major damage was done in Sendai, not in Tokyo. We didn’t get flushed by the tsunami, and still have electricity, internet. Phone networks are up again too.
I’ll leave you to read further details on the news channels, and will try to post our personal story later.
Here’s a shot of Mayra and Alanna seconds after the first quake hit Tokyo. They slept through the whole thing!
And this is what you see on TV right after an earthquake. The coloured parts on the map of Japan indicate tsunami warnings.
Categories: daily life • japan
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Comments:
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hey b. I am so glad you decided to post here and let us know that are you ok. I am so relieved that you and your family are fine. it is really sad to see the devastation over there and my thoughts and love are with you at this difficult time. please keep us posted on what’s going on over there. love you.
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hoi Brechtje ben blij te lezen dat alles goed gaat met jullie mijn laptop met alle gegevens is in reparatie dus kon niet eerder reageren ik hoop dat alles verder rustig blijft in tokyo en dat het goed afloopt met de kerncentrale
groetjes aan allemaal en we denken aan jullie
groeten diny -
Lieve Brechtje,
Fijn, om te lezen dat jullie alles goed hebben doorstaan. Ik zag eergisteren het interview val Elvin op het nieuws. Ik was al een hele poos aan het denken hoe het met jullie zou gaan, toe ik aan je blog moest denken… Ik dacht even zoeken… Gaat alles goed met jullie en de kinderen?? Ik houd het nieuws in de gaten!
Dikke knuf. Laura