Mar 11, 2011

Lindol at tsunami

Posted on 4:59 AM by redblooded atenean

Nagising ako sa sunod-sunod na alert mula sa aking Tweetdeck kanina. Nagmadali akong i-check ito at nagulat ako sa aking nabasa. Niyanig ng napakalakas na lindol ang northeastern na bahagi ng Japan. Sinundan pa ito ng malakas na tsunami at ngayon ay lumikha ng napakalaking pinsala sa Japan. 

Nakakatindig-balahibo ang mga larawan at videos na nakapost sa internet; mga kotse na parang mga laruang plastic na inanod ng tsunami, mga gusaling nasira at mga usok mula sa mga nasusunog na bahay at gusali. Binaha ang internet, lalo na ang twitter, ng mga komento ng mga pag-aalala lalo na para sa mga kababayan na kasalukuyang nagtratrabaho sa nasalantang bansa.

Sa ngayon, nakataas pa arin ang Tsunami Alert Level 2 sa 19 na probinsya sa Pilipinas matapos ang malakas na paglindol sa Japan. Ayon sa Philvols, ito ang mga probinsya ng Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Quezon, Aurora, Camarines Norte at Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Northern at Eastern Samar, Leyte, Surigao del Norte at del Sur, Davao Oriental at Davao del Sur.

Halos lahat ng residente ng Davao ay nakatutok ngayon sa balita at nagaasam na masagot ang kanilang mga katanungan. Lalamunin ba ang Davao at ang mga karatig na probinsya ng mga dambuhalang alon? Magkakaroon din ba ng malakas na lindol sa Pilipinas? End of the world na ba?

Maraming residente, lalo na ang mga may kamag-anak at kaibigan na nasa Japan ay gumagawa ng paraan upang kumustahin ang kalagayan ng kanilang mga mahal sa buhay.

Sa mga ganitong kalagayan, inaasahan natin ang pamahalaan na gumawa ng mga kaagarang aksyon upang isiguro ang kaligtasan ng mga mamamayan.

Attached dito ang statement ng Migrante-Japan:

MIGRANTE Japan on Ambassador Manuel Lopez:
"Act Swiftly and Competently to Help Filipino Victims of Strong Earthquake"

Migrante Japan and Task Force RESPECT express concern for Filipino migrants living in areas most affected by the devastating 8.8 earthquake that hit Japan around 2 o'clock in the afternoon today, March 11, 2011.

We are particularly curious about the plans of the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo to help affected Filipinos in the Norther Part of the country, especially Sendai which is directly affected by the 30-meter tsunami that hit the northern coastline hours after the earthquake.

We call on Ambassador Manuel Lopez to act swiftly to determine the extent of damage to our compatriots living in the areas affected, to secure their safety and to extend all necessary support and assistance to them.

Migrante Japan notes that most of the estimated 10,000 to 20,000 Filipinos in Northern Japan are marriage migrants, entertainers, trainees and factory workers. Many of them, especially those living along the Sendai coastline may have already lost their homes and possibly their jobs as well, and therefore, need immediate support in terms of rescue and evacuation.

We hope that the Philippine Embassy will not follow the lead of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which handled the the political crisis in Egypt and Libya indecisively and incompetently.

In crisis situations like this, Filipinos are known for their "bayanihan" spirit.  However, we dare our government officials to take the cudgel for our distressed compatriots instead of just prodding Filipino communities in Japan for much needed help.

MIGRANTE Japan
Task Force RESPECT
March 11, 2011

2 Response to "Lindol at tsunami"

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Anonymous Says....

maganda ang pagkakabalita ng impormasyon 2ngkol SA LINDOL at sa TSUNAMI .....!!!!!!!

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