<p>So sad and frightening. Where were you on March 11th?</p>
<p>[Death</a> Toll Estimate in Japan Soars as Relief Effort Intensifies](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/14japan.html?hp]Death”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/14japan.html?hp)</p>
<p>"SENDAI, Japan — Japan faced mounting humanitarian and nuclear emergencies Sunday as the death toll from Friday’s earthquake and tsunami climbed astronomically… </p>
<p>The quake was the strongest ever recorded to hit Japan, which sits astride the notorious “ring of fire” that marks the most violent seismic activity in the Pacific Basin. On Sunday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency “upgraded” the quake’s magnitude from 8.8 to 9.0, an effective doubling of its recorded power…</p>
<p>Some 80,000 people were ordered to evacuate danger zones around two atomic facilities in ***ushima. Japanese officials reported that 19 people showed signs of radiation exposure and as many as another 141 were feared to have been exposed, including some who had been outside the plant waiting to be evacuated. . Three workers are suffering from full-on radiation sickness…"</p>
<p>Then there is also the rising crisis with the nuclear reactors:
[Partial</a> Meltdowns Presumed at Crippled Reactors](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/14nuclear.html?hp]Partial”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/14nuclear.html?hp)</p>
<p>Multiple reactors are crippled and face possible explosion, and radiation leak has been detected far from the first explosion site. </p>
<p>Check out the images:
[Photos</a> of Japan After Earthquake and Tsunami - Photographs - NYTimes.com](<a href=“Photos of Japan After Earthquake and Tsunami - Photographs - NYTimes.com”>Photos of Japan After Earthquake and Tsunami - Photographs - NYTimes.com)</p>