I have received this FB post via iPhone from a man who works for Siemens,
"Sendai is in the middle of two dangerous nuclear power plants.Seems only west-Yamagata airport and east-Sendai harbor for escaping. WE HOPE FLIGHT OR FERRY COME"
He also sends a picture of a basketball gymnasium filled with people sleeping on the floor. There is a single space heater.
Parts of Sendai appear to be recovering, electric and water are working.
However, I have friends in Tokyo who have parents in the area and there continues to be much confusion. They were only able to make contact through a pay phone. In some cases, the couple cannot contact close friends from Sendai.
I have not been publishing names of the people sending me information because some perhaps desire privacy.
Overall, the situation seems critical in N. Japan. The calm that people have demonstrated might be diminishing because of fears of multiple nuclear power plant disasters.
Information is sporadic about conditions. It is impossible to draw solid conclusions about the condition of N. Japan.
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