Japan Is Preparing For The Worst

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, after a second explosion yesterday, which was followed later by a third. HO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Japan Prepares For The Worst -- The Independent

* New reactor blast raises fears of meltdown
* Final death toll could reach 'tens of thousands'
* Markets crash over fears of economic fallout

Japan battled to save a nuclear power station from going into meltdown yesterday after two further explosions hit the damaged plant in Fukushima within 24 hours, leaving staff struggling to cool fuel rods and avert further problems in all three stricken reactors.

Some workers at its No 2 reactor, the site of yesterday's second blast, were evacuated, but officials sought to reassure the public that the explosions posed no immediate health threat, and that the potential reactor meltdown that has been feared would still be averted. The latest flurry of incidents has nonetheless added to an already tense mood and raised concerns about the ability of the authorities to take a proactive grip of a fast-moving situation.

Read more ....

My Comment: Is this a disaster .... of course it is. Thousands have been killed, the economic damage is deep, and the after-effects of the nuclear disaster that is presently unfolding has yet to be determined .... but in the end .... the Japanese will survive. While they are preparing for the worse, they have also suffered far worse in the past .... and just like what they did in the past .... they will rebuild and they will continue with their lives.