On March 11, 2011, a disaster occurred in Japan. An earthquake happened, scaled to 8.9 on the Richter Scale! This caused a huge tsunami that was calamitous. Not only did the tsunami destroy many homes and buildings, but it affected a nuclear power plant called Daiichi. Workers are still attempting to cool down the power plant by injecting seawater, but if something is not done soon this could have a horrible effect. This situation was rated a 4, in comparison to Chernobyl, which was a 7. Officials say that around 190 people may have been exposed to radiation, and around 200,000 people from nine towns within 20 kilometers of the Daiichi nuclear power plant have been evacuated. If the workers do not soon leave, then all of them will be harmfully affected by the radiation. Even though the current radiation levels would not be immediately dangerous, there could still be long-term effects. Breathing this into your lungs and absorbing the radiation in the skin, eyes, and mouth could even cause cancer.
The situation in Japan is currently very dire. Homes have been lost, there are still survivors to be found, and, on top of all that, there might be a big problem with a nuclear power plant. I think that it is important that everybody finds some way to help, whether it is by donating a mere 50 dollars or by working even harder to fund raise and raising 500 dollars. It's both interesting and alarming that an earthquake and a tsunami can cause such a disaster. Even though the disaster is in Japan, it always affects everybody else. Some people have relatives in Japan, for example! All I can say is that I will try to fund raise a lot for Japan and that I hope everybody else does the same.
http://www.state.gov/m/rls/remarks/2011/158550.htm
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan-tsunami/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503051&objectid=10712802
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