Hiratsuka, Lawrence's sister city in Japan

[mckitterick]

Do you know how Hiratsuka was affected by the earthquake and tsunami? If "sister city" means anything, it should mean we help them out during a disaster. I can't find any news on how they're doing.

Locals: Is Lawrence doing anything to help right now?

Best,
Chris

Comments

[siro-gravity.livejournal.com]

Mercy Corps has a place on their site where you can donate to the Japan rescue effort. It was where I donated, but I'm sure there are many good organizations to donate to.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I can't even imagine the help they'll need. Something like $200 billion in damages and as many as ten thousand dead.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Hiratsuka is south of Tokyo and a bit inland, so likely most of it is still standing.

But I imagine the whole country is having to help out as much as they can.

[affreca.livejournal.com]

Second that they should be relatively fine. My old boss lives a couple of towns east. His wife is reporting some gas rationing and slim pickings on grocery shelves. The radiation cloud is heading out to see, so they should be safe from that. Hiratsuka seems to be out of the worst of it.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Good news in a country that needs plenty of that right now.

[roya-spirit.livejournal.com]

FWIW, the urinalworld reports all is well.

I think we get into the same worried mindset that people who hear about tornados destroying entire towns in "the Midwest" are scared for us.. even when we're over 200 miles from the damage. There may be some damage, but nothing on the scale we're seeing at the main coastline.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

That's good to know, though 200 miles isn't all that far where tsunamis are concerned. Good to know the LJWorld anticipated this concern.

[roya-spirit.livejournal.com]

I'm sure a more frightening concern at this time is the travel of radiation levels from the nuclear reactor damage.
I can't imagine that kind of fearsome (and invisible to us) threat.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, I know! I'd think that Japanese people would find nuclear dangers even more uncomfortable than the rest of the world. I can't imagine the horror of it over there.

Geez: earthquake, tsunamis, aftershocks, and now nuclear catastrophe. Holy crap.

[roya-spirit.livejournal.com]

Stir thoroughly with visions of dead bodies floating into shore.. what a nightmare.