[chrysostom]

live coverage of the tsunami here -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

awful stuff, the pictures and video look horrific. hope that the other tsunamis due to hit other countries are nowhere near as bad, just to minimise the devastation.

[Ilovematt]

Totally horrendous.. My heart goes out to them

[chrysostom]

google has launched a quick person finder service here : http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?small=yes

[Ilovematt]

I am lucky that I have not friends or family out there.

Been back on Sky news and the video's are heart wrenching x

[nade]

It really is horrible what's happened... just seen the end of a news special on BBC1 and watched footage of the houses being pushed along and destroyed by the water.

[bmstinton93]

Absolutely shocking scenes. :'(

[John22]

Wow, my thoughts are with the Japanese and other other affected people

[R94N]

Horrific.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

it doesn't work in the UK you can donate on the red cross website though.

[bmstinton93]

I'm not being mean or negative or anything here but i don't think its actually the money that they need. They are a rich country. Currently they just need the shelter really until everything can start to get repaired.

[Ilovematt]

I'm not being mean or negative or anything here but i don't think its actually the money that they need. They are a rich country. Currently they just need the shelter really until everything can start to get repaired.

Ditto.

[DevilsDuck]

I think.....japan has the biggest debt per person in whole world. They ain't got loads of cash on hand

EDIT: http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_p ... ublic-debt

3rd in 2008

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

We are also a rich country and yet there are still countless charities needing money.

[bmstinton93]

They are also the 3rd richest country in the world though. (http://www.aneki.com/countries2.php?t=R ... le=richest) I'm not saying that a bit of money might not help at the moment but they don't exactly really need that from us. They should have enough money to recover from it but it is where to start and finding shelter for those before they are able to start rebuilding the country

[chrysostom]

isn't the money directly funding the rescue action?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifrc/sets/ ... 249200890/

[Johnny 1989]

Truly shocking pictures, especially the way that wave wiped out those many houses with ease. I was worried about my cousin & his family as he lives in Hong Kong, thankfully they are ok, however the whole thing is absolutely terrible.

They've not had much luck in that part of the world in recent, but as they said on the news that area is know as the "pacific ring of fire" due to all those tectonic plates that meet in area, never realised how many met near Japan until I saw the news.

My thoughts go out to the Japanese people, it still shocks 3 days on see those pictures again.

[Ilovematt]

I heard the speed of water was 60 mph !!

Seeing the devastation with different footage this weekend is heartbreaking

[vorenaxy]

What do you think the chances are of a tsunami in California? I live on the coast, i mean like, 100 feet away from the ocean. and my greatest fear is a tsunami.. what is the chance that a tsunami will hit california? do you think? or when was the last time on hit?

[foot-loose]

^

That is either a very odd first post or the most pointless bit of botting I have ever seen.

As Confucius once said: If a tsunami is your greatest fear, move further away from the coast.

[AndyJ]

^

As Confucius once said: If a tsunami is your greatest fear, move further away from the coast.

Surely common sense says the same thing...?

[foot-loose]

... I don't think Confucius actually said it.

[Boboff]

Why say that he did then?

Was it your way of having one of your, what I call, Jokes?

*Stupid Bump acknowledged, and that fact that people who say " what I call" then use an ordinary adjective or noun should be told they must die if they ever do it again.

Boy, lots of anger pent up today Mr Off, best go for a wank.

[a-moron]

Think you're having what I call a 'rough' day.