Well, if you're looking at a silver lining, it would be that the Japanese are an orderly and disciplined society. Thank God for that. Not one peep of any looting or rioting. Unlike some some disasters I'd care to name.
Berk, as far as the relief effort goes, I'm not too worried about it. The Japanese have a very good disaster-preparedness set-up. The Kobe quake is proof of that. Though the scale involved right now is daunting. The U.S Marines are prepared to move out to staging areas as soon as the Japanese government can figure where to stage and use them. Military civil engineering units are is what needed now. Particularly electricity generating and water purification machinery. Logistics units to move what is needed to the affected areas. Body recovery and disposition is also critical. You need to recover these dead persons as soon as possible otherwise your looking at the possibility of an epidemic. So also mobile medical units. A great number of caskets and body bags. The time lag is going to be longer than usual, but that can't be helped.
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Into terror!, Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell
Berk, as far as the relief effort goes, I'm not too worried about it. The Japanese have a very good disaster-preparedness set-up. The Kobe quake is proof of that. Though the scale involved right now is daunting. The U.S Marines are prepared to move out to staging areas as soon as the Japanese government can figure where to stage and use them. Military civil engineering units are is what needed now. Particularly electricity generating and water purification machinery. Logistics units to move what is needed to the affected areas. Body recovery and disposition is also critical. You need to recover these dead persons as soon as possible otherwise your looking at the possibility of an epidemic. So also mobile medical units. A great number of caskets and body bags. The time lag is going to be longer than usual, but that can't be helped.
__________________
Into terror!, Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell