Received late Wednesday night, March 16, 2011

There are at least 18 people who died because they had to evacuate from 20km from Fukushima atomic power plant.  They did not die because of radiation but these people were in hospital and elders care house.  It took many hours to move to the emergency evacuate places (some of them were not able to move to another hospital but moved to emergency evacuate places which are mainly gyms of schools or public halls).  Because these places do not have enough blankets and there were no medical doctors there, at least 18 people died on their way to the evacuation place or after they arrived there.

Shortage of gasoline, batteries and foods are getting serious problem even in the western part of Japan which got no damage from the earthquake and tsunami.  The news says some people started panicking in some areas.

We need your prayers more.
Eiji

 

Another M5.3 earthquake hit Ibaragi prefecture where my parents live. It started snowing northern part of Japan where many earthquake/tsunami victims are staying emergency evacuate places without enough blankets.  The government is announcing now the number of dead is 4,314 and 8,606 people are missing.

The US Foreign Minister announced all US citizens in 80 km area from atomic power points should evacuate.  The UK government is asking all UK citizens leave Japan.

They are trying to solve the Fukushima atomic power plant's problem but the situation is very dangerous condition.

Please keep praying for Japan.

Eiji

Eiji and Emi Osato are Japanese missionaries working in Thailand, sent by the Japan Baptist Union (JBU).