Phuket travelers heading for Japan advised to continue to Bangkok

PHUKET: -- Following the devastating series of earthquakes and the tsunami that struck Japan’s main island of Honshu earlier today, travelers heading from Phuket to Japan are advised to at least continue their journey to Bangkok, an officer at Phuket International Airport told the Phuket Gazette this afternoon.

“All flights [from Phuket] to Bangkok are continuing as scheduled. There are no direct flights between Phuket and Japan,” the officer said.

“We are waiting further instructions from Narita [international Airport in Japan] on what to advise travelers heading to Japan,” she added.

Ryuji Iwasaki, public information officer at the Embassy of Japan in Bangkok, told the Gazette, “Narita International Airport is closed, but as far as I know Haneda Airport in downtown Tokyo is still open.

“We are monitoring the situation. So far we have had no requests from Japanese citizens,” he added.

The website of the US Air Force base at Yokota, Japan says that it has been receiving commercial flights diverted there from Narita.

“The 374th Airlift Wing is prepared and ready to assist during this time of crisis,” said Col Otto Feather, 374th Airlift Wing commander.

Reports of chaotic scenes are emerging from Tokyo as aftershocks continue to jolt the area.

“Every time an aftershock hits, the building sways – it’s making me feel sick,” Reiko Fukushima, who works on the 13th floor of a Tokyo office building, told the Gazette.

“I’m thinking about walking home – it will take about three to four hours – but it’s cold outside. From my office I can see many fires around the city.

“A lot of people are walking along the JR [elevated Japan Rail lines] tracks, maybe I’ll do that,” she added.

According to posters on The Wall Street Journal’s “Japan Realtime” blog, traffic has ground to a halt and all train services are suspended in the Tokyo area and northern Honshu.

-- Phuket Gazette 2011-03-11

Reuters: FLASH: 44 confirmed dead, many missing after Japan quake: report

Reuters: FLASH: Hawaii orders evacuations in tsunami threat

CNN: 50 countries currently under Tsunami warning/watch

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake has struck Hawaii as residents brace for a tsunami after a massive earthquake in Japan. : AP

CNN: All airports in Hawaii reported closed in aftermath of major quake, tsunami. http://on.cnn.com/hQmkLS

BNO News: NEW QUAKE - 6.4, says JMA

Canada sets up 1-800-387-3124 hotline for Cdns needing info on family & friends in Japan. #cndpoli #quake #地震

More on state of emergency at Japan nuclear power plant: http://on.msnbc.com/fdIciP

Taiwan and New Zealand have called off tsunami alerts -via @news1005fm. (After light waves have hit Taiwan)

Real-time video news updates (in English) at jibtv.com

This live TV video news feed in English from NHK seems to be one of the better ongoing TV sources...

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/r0/high.asx

@sfc37 regional Govt in E Taiwan's Taitung county canceled classes & work, did not immediately begin evacuations bit.ly/fAG8M2 #CNN

RT @b_surisa: Simple, clear graphic to show quake magnitudes in Japan http://bit.ly/dZqStO RT @bighnun: via @misterAum

my goodness, another 10 big after shocks after 20.00h local time :

recent one at 20.37h at M6.4 !

- 20.39h

- 20.37h

- 20.31h

- 20.26h

- 20.21h

- 20.17h

- 20.13h

- 20.10h

- 20.07h

- 20.01h

source : www3.nhk.or.jp

NHK reporting about 1,100 people stranded in flooded Sendai Airport terminal building with no electric power there...and seeking evacuation.

Edited March 11, 201115 yr by jfchandler

Sorry Japan residents. The world is getting crazy... Take good care!!

People are tweeting from Tokyo Disneyland saying DisneySea is flooding and the parking lots is over flowing with water. #prayforjapan /via @burninlover

I'd say: If you know someone who lives on B.C.'s coast, phone 'em and wake 'em up with this tsunami advisory: http://1.usa.gov/b0bOUt

Fires reported at more than 80 locations after Japan quake - Kyodo

Kyodo: Japan quake kills over 50 as of 8.53pm (local time). via @b_surisa

BBC down grading tsunami for Taiwan and New Zealand. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

Reported death toll rises to 61, NHK reports.

NHK as of 7 pm BKK time broadcasting live images of oil refinery fire in Ichihara area, saying the blaze is out of control and so hot that firefighters are unable to get near it for the time being.

Also reporting that the tsunami reached as far as 10 kilometers inland in Sendai City area... Flooded Sendai Airport is about 1 kilometer from the coast.

Web site for Sendai Airport:

http://www.sdj-airpo...lish/index.html

Google Map for Sendai Airport

Edited March 11, 201115 yr by jfchandler

A few days ago i read an article about supermoon, we are do one on the 19th of March, the Asian Tsunami accord one week before, and many other major catastrophes have happened around a supermoon.

This was posted online yesterday

http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/super-moon-march-19-2011-cycle-connected-disasters-2765729.html

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=664780&publicationSubCategoryId=68 really? dismissed yesterday

Death toll from Japan quake rises to over 50 - Kyodo /RT @mpoppel

FLASH: Fires reported at more than 80 locations after Japan quake: /RT @Reuters:

Ship with 100 people swept away in tsunami: Kyodo /RT @Reuters:

contact Thai Embassy in Tokywo via this MSN Account: [email protected] : /RT @veen_NT: RT @vow_vow:

Indonesia has tsunami strike, half meter high. no reports of injuries /RT @felix85:

Japan Quake Death Toll Rises To At Least 40, With 39 Missing - AFP: RT @felix85:

President Obama woken up at 4 am by chief of staff and told of Japan quake: / RT @tulsathit: RT @GMA:

THAI flights affected by Japan quake : http://bit.ly/fiLJ75 /RT @veen_NT

10,000 people stuck at Narita airport, 1,100 people at Sendai airport: /RT @felix85:

New quake according to early warning system - 6.1 prelim: /RT @mpoppel:

According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the quake at 7:00 pm Currently,

97 fires are occurring in at least nine city and county.

source : www3.nhk.or.jp

BREAKING -- KYODO: 2,000 residents near Fukushima nuclear power plant urged to evacuate: /RT @mpoppel:

REU: IAEA SAYS RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM JAPAN OF HEIGHTENED STATE OF ALERT AT FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR PLANT /RT @mpoppel:

NHK update on power outages:

According to electric power companies, 4.4 million households in northeastern Japan are without power. Nearly 4-million more households are also under a blackout in the Tokyo Metropolitan area.

The Meteorological Agency is warning of more possible tsunami and aftershocks. It says people in areas where major tsunami warnings are in effect should evacuate to safer ground. March 11, 2011 20:37 +0900 (JST)

REU: JAPANESE AUTHORITY REPORTS FIRE AT ONAGAWA NUCLEAR PLANT EXTINGUISHED -- IAEA: /RT @mpoppel:

Train unaccounted for in tsunami-hit coastal area of Japan's Miyagi: /RT @mpoppel:

BREAKING -- KYODO: 2,000 residents near Fukushima nuclear power plant urged to evacuate: /RT @mpoppel:

Not a good sign this - perhaps with all the afteshocks going on in the area / country they should shut down all other Nuclear Power plants safely as a precaution?

U.S. govt issues Travel Alert - Japan: /RT @mpoppel:

TOKYO (AP) — Police raise death toll from Japan earthquake to 60, with 56 missing: /RT @mpoppel:

James, I caught a report that something like a half dozen different nuclear plants in the northern area of Japan were automatically shut down at the time of the original quake... It's been the problems with failing cooling systems on a couple of those that are causing the problem... the cooling systems need power in order to prevent overheating even after the plants are shut down.

BREAKING -- KYODO: 2,000 residents near Fukushima nuclear power plant urged to evacuate: /RT @mpoppel:

Not a good sign this - perhaps with all the afteshocks going on in the area / country they should shut down all other Nuclear Power plants safely as a precaution?

Japan formally requests relief effort assistance from US forces following quake and tsunami: /RT @SkyNewsBreak:

Kyodo: 711 domestic flights in Japan have been cancelled as of 9.27pm (JP time) /TR @b_surisa: /RT @veen_NT:

James, I caught a report that something like a half dozen different nuclear plants in the northern area of Japan were automatically shut down at the time of the original quake... It's been the problems with failing cooling systems on a couple of those that are causing the problem... the cooling systems need power in order to prevent overheating even after the plants are shut down.

BREAKING -- KYODO: 2,000 residents near Fukushima nuclear power plant urged to evacuate: /RT @mpoppel:

Not a good sign this - perhaps with all the afteshocks going on in the area / country they should shut down all other Nuclear Power plants safely as a precaution?

no cooling system + nuclear powerplant = 3 mile island or worse: hopefully not but the above evacuation order none to subtle as to how under control they have the genie.

not a good sign :

( translated )

there is not enough electric power to cool down the reactor Unit 2 Fukushima nuclear power plant and the colling water level decreased, and may lead to a possible radiation leak.

Fukushima Prefecture Disaster Prevention and Countermeasures Headquarters at 8:45 pm, issued a request to evaluate the target area in the district with in a radius of 2km, total of 1864 people.

source : www.asahi.com