They are leaving us to die," says the mayor of Minamasoma inside the exclusion zone

[1776Forever]

BBC
16 March 2011 Last updated at 15:31 ET

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12763273

Anger over Japan nuclear exodus

The governor of the region at the centre of Japan's nuclear crisis has criticised official handling of the evacuation of the area around the stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

Fukushima prefecture governor Yuhei Sato said: "Anxiety and anger felt by people have reached boiling point."

(more at link)

........

So very very sad.

[villager]

1. The very essence of capitalism....

n/t

[virgogal]

12. Where's Michael Brown when he is needed? :-)

[Maru Kitteh]

20. The communists running the show in Chernobyl did no better.

[Gold Metal Flake]

23. But capitalists are supposed to be better than communists.

Way more betterer. Like, the BEST, man. Ask Hannity.

[Maru Kitteh]

26. I think the takeaway lesson is that any centralized concentration of power without accountability

tends to spend it's greatest amount of energy covering it's own ass - and that's true whether we're talking about any particular system or component(s) thereof.

[Gold Metal Flake]

29. And water is wet.

But, good job, I guess.

[gratuitous]

2. And could you please do it quickly and quietly?

I'm trying to count money over here, I'm on hold with my lawyer's office to be sure I won't have to pay for any of this, and I'm composing a letter to my elected representatives to be sure they don't raise my tax rate. So, a little discretion on your part would be greatly appreciated.

Love and kisses,
A. Billionaire

[Fumesucker]

4. Nothing personal, just business..

I'm sure you understand..

Oh, and I'm going to need a truly massive tax break to pay for all my losses here.

-AB

[gratuitous]

7. One serious comment I'd make

I am very glad I'm not the one in the position who has to say, "That's it, we've done all we can, and we can't do anything more. Everyone inside this area is on their own. If you can get out, fine, but nobody else is going in. It's too dangerous." Because I think we're heading to that point, if we're not already there.

[Poll_Blind]

10. I'm not being facetious when I say in the last day or so the thought has crossed my mind that....

...there's a chance, albeit a very very very slim chance based on what I know of the situation so far, that that kind of decision might be made about places like Hawaii or even parts of the West Coast- obviously only in a worst worst worst case scenario.

However remote, the thought crossed my mind. And I quickly moved onto something else because I don't want to think of what would happen to even my nice little corner of America in such a circumstance.

PB

[mahina]

16. love

back

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Hmm no... Hawaii will get from global currents

well after the West Coast gets it... the trade winds are wrong for that this time of year.

The amounts on the West Coast, will be MUCH LOWER than what I got when I got my foot x-rayed when I broke it.

That said, getting canned milk is a good idea.

[RagAss]

14. "Tell Mike I always liked him"

[marions ghost]

3. this is horrendous

these people need to be evacuated immediately.

[FedUpWithIt All]

5. What an extreme nightmare this all is.

Too horrific to be believed.

[AlabamaLibrul]

6. I really really really hate to compare the DWH situation to a possible nuclear catastrophe

but many on the coast felt the same way for the weeks it dragged on. It feels like shit, I can tell you that much.

[KamaAina]

11. DWH = Deepwater Horizon (BP Gulf oil spill)

took me a few seconds to dope that out. :dunce:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. 1.6 million people in Japan right now have no water.

4,314 confirmed dead. 8,606 people remained unaccounted for, and close to 2,500 wounded last I saw. There's not adequate water, provisions nor shelter for an unnamed amount of people in Japan at this moment. Also, they're dealing with freezing cold on top of it all.

These people are also dealing with the fear or being exposed to radiation. The shelters are too full and they're saying there's long waits to be screened for exposure. They have every right to be angry and scared. My heart goes out to them.

[sixmile]

9. keep kicked

for the truth about how alone you really are in the developed world.

[valerief]

13. Did he expect the governing capitalists to CARE? That's not part of the deal.

That's only part of the deal with socialism.

[Maru Kitteh]

19. The governing communists did no better at Chernobyl.

[valerief]

27. Who said communists? nt

[guruoo]

15. "They need to stop pulling out people— and

step up with getting them back in the reactor to cool it."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x663730

[myrna minx]

17. K&R n/t

:-(

[RegieRocker]

18. Not only did they get nuke plants from good ok us of a, they

got the contingency plans too. How nice.

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. I am about to sound very cold

but... those closest to the zone may very well die... and triage is a bitch.

I hate to say it... but that is the bitchy reality.

[Waiting For Everyman]

24. Tweets: no fuel to leave, and yet no food or water to stay; aid workers won't come in

Dan Hodgson
darkroom Dan Hodgson
The awful reality of those trapped near #Fukushima - People are afraid to help them. http://lat.ms/gm7WEz #JapanQuake Heart Breaking

DailyYomiuri The Daily Yomiuri
According to govt estimates, of 1.76 million meals shipped to disaster-hit areas, 1.29 million had NOT reached shelters as of yesterday.

[CoffeeCat]

28. I really hope this isn't another "Katrina"...

I practically fall apart--at the thought of people needing help--and continually being
told that "help is on the way" only to have them suffer needlessly while nothing is done.

I think I am still traumatized--watching the Katrina victims in such desperation--with no help when
help should have been there.

It is heartwrenching to think that the Japanese people will suffer because no one helped.

[Aerows]

30. I went through Katrina

It was unimaginable, and we were in one of the luckier areas.

[malaise]

25. They don't give a flying fuck about any of us

That said this is no ordinary situation - earthquake, massive destruction from the tsunami and now this nuclear plant disaster - how to they get the people out or provide them with food, water, etc when the entire area is full of destroyed homes and vehicles.
I don't know what to say - this is a disaster of epic proportions.