Massive Earthquake and Tsunami
Today's earthquake is apparently the largest ever recorded in Japan.
Once things settle, I will post in another blog about my general disappearance from the blogosphere. But first things first:
- I was in Tokyo, in Office, on the 8th floor when it struck.
- I am safe, and so is everyone I know - almost - I have yet to speak to my landlady.
- The shaking lasted for several minutes, and a good component of the vibrations were on the vertical axis. There were at least two, long (of the order of several minutes) large spans of violent shaking, and continuous tremors till nearly evening.
- Trains are not running. As a result, the streets are filled everywhere with millions of commuters walking back home. For some, it may take well over six hours to get home.
- JR (Japan Railways) has offically stopped all operations until morning.
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