11-16-2013, 11:35 PM
Glad to see that all are accounted for and losses are manageable.
I have to admit that I had to tune out the news after a couple of days. I don't watch TV news often, but I saw a NHK report where a man was interviewed and was horribly traumatized. He was staying in a makeshift shanty near where he used to live. The area was hit by 10' a storm surge and everyone had to scramble to get onto roofs. Everything was destroyed. He knew nothing about his friends and family and feared the worst, but was too weak to put out the herculean effort that would be required just to get started on a search.
I felt like bursting into tears. I know I would break under that kind of stress.
I have to admit that I had to tune out the news after a couple of days. I don't watch TV news often, but I saw a NHK report where a man was interviewed and was horribly traumatized. He was staying in a makeshift shanty near where he used to live. The area was hit by 10' a storm surge and everyone had to scramble to get onto roofs. Everything was destroyed. He knew nothing about his friends and family and feared the worst, but was too weak to put out the herculean effort that would be required just to get started on a search.
I felt like bursting into tears. I know I would break under that kind of stress.