Monday, March 14, 2011

Praying for Japan

How do I begin-

In the afternoon of August 15, 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II.

This came after atomic bombs were dropped, on August 6th in Hiroshima and on August 9th in Nagasaki.

Until now, I could not believe there could be a worse week in Japan. Two nuclear disaster zones, horrendous loss of life.

On Friday, March 12, 2011, the island nation was hit, first by an earthquake of 8.9 and then by tsunami waves. Now as it deals with those double disasters and death tolls mount, the Japanese people are without water and power in many of the stricken areas.

And their nuclear power plants may add another risk to the population

"Let me say that the possibility that the development of this accident into one like Chernobyl is very unlikely," Yukiya Amano told a news conference at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.

I wonder how he can be so sure...

I am praying for God's mercy on this stricken nation.

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