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Japan struggles to care for 100,000 evacuees after quake; 10,000 staying in cars

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But maybe I didn't see Mr. Abe and his buddies on those pictures?

And do what? You expect people in parliament go and work on ground? You must be a Donald Trump fan!

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Now this is great again, typical Abe stuff:

"..... Abe said the government was working to find survivors and care for the displaced.....". The GOVERNMENT???

I thought it was the JSDF and others working their butt off out there. But maybe I didn't see Mr. Abe and his buddies on those pictures?

The people in the JSDF are by law civil servants. They are "government" not private. They are subject to government direction and get their funding from the government.

Do you really think it would be useful to have Abe and members of parliament on the ground in the quake area?

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I thought it was the JSDF and others working their butt off out there.

I hadn't realised that the SDF was a stand alone independent organisation... and not related to the government...

Criticise Abe and the government all you like but let's be realistic about what their roles are.

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The people in the JSDF are by law civil servants. They are "government" not private. They are subject to government direction and get their funding from the government.

And to add to that, the JSDF is a division of the police force.

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I understand that a lot of people are working very hard to solve the problems, but I find our response to this disaster completely embarrassing.

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Are the rescue efforts really struggling though? It seems like they're on par with how the majority of developed nations respond and a lot more efficient than 3/11 (although this is not near as severe as a disaster).

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Around 10,000 people are staying in their cars at an exhibition hall parking lot in the town of Mashiki, but emergency supplies have not been delivered as the facility is not registered as a shelter, Fuji television said.

Above is a perfect example of the lack of common sense on these isles, surely by now someone would have figured out this parking lot was in need of water & supplies & get their act together

Hasn't been registered...............WTF!

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Reckless

I'm going to assume that you weren't in Japan in March 2011. Within 72 hours there were 200000 SDF troops on the ground as well as the American military whose immediate offer of help was accepted. The SDF were responsible for finding bodies, assisting in infrastructure repairs as well as managing the supply chain of supplies. Within that initial period of the disaster I don't see whst else could have been done.

Criticize Kobe. Criticize the fact that people are still in shelters nut don't criticize the government of the time's initial response to a disaster that covered a coast line that was about the same size as the south coast of England.

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This article has some strange accusations

"Many of those evacuated after their homes were damaged or destroyed have had to sleep in temporary accommodation or huddle in makeshift shelters, "

Isn't that normal to expect in a natural disaster? What alternative does the author suggest?

Some people will have evacuated as a precaution against aftershocks. They will move back home once their house is assessed as safe and the aftershocks settle down. So long as big aftershocks continue, this is an ongoing disaster.

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I personally saw the lack of cooperation and bureaucratic foot dragging in the Kobe earthquake, and now apparent in Kyushu. Foreign rescue teams were held up and delayed entry. Medical ships were refused permission to dock at Kobe and foreign volunteer doctors were spurned. The city office in Kobe was next to useless! However, the private companies were the leaders in getting Kobe back up. I remember being fed by a noodle shop for free yet received nothing from the Kobe city government.NTT provided free international calls to the few foreign residents in Kobe that remained and Hankyu Railway was the first line to get a service running from Osaka to Kobe. I also have no doubt that a lot of the houses in Kyushu with insurance will not be covered for 100% rebuild, just as the houses in Kobe were not......,

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