I am receiving reports from friends that things are doing better in the greater Tokyo area. There seems to be more eclectic power, Internet service including WiFi, and operational public transportation.
Evidently, the Japanese Meteorological Agency has revised the magnitude of the earthquake to 9.0. I do not know if this is published news yet.
This is a typical communication that highlights the severity of the situation in the N. of Japan,
"Tokyo is almost recovered and no problem. Kanto prefectures, Kanagawa, Chiba, Ibaragi, Tochigi have many damages including power supply stop & road closes. Tohoku prefectures, Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori have severe damages and so many casualties mainly by Tsunami. Akita and Yamagata have serious damages."
I have received a distressing report a few hours ago that there are more nuclear reactors experiencing cooling problems in the Northern part of Japan. The news in the US is that 2 reactors at a single plant have lost cooling systems and one reactor at a separate plant has a similar problem. All are in Fukushima area. It is not clear regarding the conditions of the other reactors in the N. Rumors are circulating that seem plausible but are speculation at this time.
There are reports of continuing aftershocks within the past few hours. Some are strong. These are frightening people to no end.
I still have not heard from several close friends in Japan. I hope they are ok.
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