Hi Bob - thought you might be interested in the following facebook message I received from Sachie Hoshino, the Japanese student who lived with us back in 1996 from Gunma Prefecture. We've stayed in contact over the years and she sent this after I sent her a message to see if she was ok. -
Maggie Graefe
Thank you, mom! small earthquake is not unusual for us and we are well prepared for, just in case. but nobody expected such a big quake... The number of Dead and unidentified people has increase everytime turning on TV, it seems that over ten thousand, I can't believe the pics of screen... so terrible. It'll be start planned-blackout from tomorrow morning in my place, and not easy to get enough gas for car at present. but I think I'm lucky, all my family and friend are safe and i'm able to have almost same life in my house! My best friend lives in Sendai, which area is one of suffered heavy damage from Tsunami. Fortunately, she stayed in the hotel far from coast area for preparing her wedding party in next day, so she was saved. if earthquake happend in 12th, i would be going to visit her.
Sachie Hoshino
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