Friday 11 March 2011

Earthquake update

I am very relieved to write that Sanae is safely home and enjoying dinner with Daddy and Cian. Her school is right beside the ocean and after the initial earthquake NHK (Japan's equivalent of RTE), there were initial forecasts of a 6 metre tsunami to hit our part of Hokkaido. Thankfully this didn't come to pass but there are still tsunami warnings in effect and intermittent aftershocks continue to reverberate into the evening.
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4 comments:

  1. Brian Daly11 March 2011 at 19:08

    Delighted to hear!

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  2. Colin Farrell11 March 2011 at 19:14

    Glad to hear you are all ok there - the reports on TV here show huge formidable waves swamping coastal areas - frightening....

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  3. Brian Daly11 March 2011 at 19:27

    Do you want to go on the radio in Dublin?!? After 14:00 Dublin time?

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  4. Brian Gaynor11 March 2011 at 19:44

    Mr. D, I would be happy to go on radio. I already am. See next post. Let me know the details.

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