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goofy for pluto
09-10-2015, 11:11 AM
Rare emergency warnings for heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides were issued for nearly 5 million people in two prefectures near Tokyo Thursday morning as torrential rain continued to inundate parts of Japan, flooding hundreds of homes...The resulting rainfall has been exceptionally heavy... At least 60 landslides have been reported nationwide.
...The torrential downpour is also threatening safety at the Fukushima nuclear plant, closed since a 2011 disaster, as it has overwhelmed drainage pumps at the site’s contaminated water treatment facility, a spokesman for operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said...(.Source Weather.com and the AP.)

updated 3 hrs ago...Flooding caused by Typhoon Etau has sent hundreds of tonnes of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, a Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) spokesperson said. Rain overwhelmed the site's drainage pumps, they added. (source Ibtimes.uk.com)

For those of you who believe in prayer.

MNNHFLTX
09-10-2015, 02:28 PM
I've been watching the news about the weather over in Japan. My heart goes out to the people there--as if they haven't had enough to deal with already after the earthquake and tsunami in 2011.