Tag Archives: earthquake
Red Cross aid hasn’t reached Japan quake victims
Source: Orlando Sentinel Japan’s Red Cross has collected more than $1 billion in the first three weeks after the massive earthquake and tsunami but has yet to distribute any funds directly to victims, prompting Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano to … Continue reading
Japan tsunami: Battling Fukushima radiation one year on
BBC News Japanese authorities are continuing their efforts to minimise the threat from radiation, one year after the earthquake and tsunami that crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor. Parents sent at least 10,000 children away from the area in the … Continue reading
After the Tsunami – Japan
Journeyman Pictures March 2012 On the 11th of March last year Japan’s worst ever natural disaster killed almost 20,000 people. This report reveals the controversy surrounding it and the pain of rebuilding under the fear of radioactivity. Around the world … Continue reading
The Fukushima story you didn’t hear on CNN
Greg Palast Greg Palast I’ve seen a lot of sick stuff in my career, but this was sick on a new level. Here was the handwritten log kept by a senior engineer at the nuclear power plant: Wiesel was very … Continue reading
Massive New Radiation Releases Possible from Fukushima … Especially If Melted Core Materials Hit Water
Source: Washington Blog Governments Underreported Severity of Fukushima As I’ve noted for 6 months, the Japanese and U.S. governments have continually under-reported the severity of the nuclear crisis at Fukushima. The Wall Street Journal points out: The Japanese government initially … Continue reading
Haiti: Seven Places Where the Earthquake Money Did and Did Not Go
Source: AP Haiti, a close neighbor of the US with over nine million people, was devastated by earthquake on January 12, 2010. Hundreds of thousands were killed and many more wounded. The UN estimated international donors gave Haiti over $1.6 … Continue reading
In Mexico, a universal struggle against power and forgetting
Source: John Pilger Alameda Park is Mexico City’s languid space for lovers and open-air ballroom dancers: the gents in two-tone shoes, the ladies in finery and heels. The cobbled paths undulate from the great earthquake of 1985. You imagine the … Continue reading