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sâmbătă, 12 martie 2011

A Japanese woman says after the Earthquake from 11 March 2011 : "The street was moving so much, it was hard to stand"





She said most Indians in Japan lived in Tokyo, Yokohama and Kobae and would therefore not be affected much.

"The Indian community should not be greatly impacted. Living in Japan one gets used to the idea of earthquakes, so I do not expect any major exodus from the country," she said.

She said people came out on the streets as soon as they felt the earthquake.

"My younger daughter, who is 7-years-old was with my Punjabi helper at the park. I picked them and then went to get my older daughter, who is 10, from her school" she added.

Phone lines had stopped working, she said, and traffic on Tokyo's streets was a nightmare with people even having to walk home. There was, however, no major damage around Minato-Ku, a district in central Tokyo, she added. She said train services had resumed.

Sonia said there were aftershocks the whole night. "We put all our emergency supplies next to the door, in case we will have to leave suddenly. One of the aftershocks was almost as strong as the main one, there was a public announcement asking people to come out of the building."



THE INDIA TIMES

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