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The unshaven man in a tracksuit stops his bicycle on the roadside and glances over his shoulder to check that he is unobserved. Satisfied, he reaches quickly into the sludge-filled gutter, picks up a discarded ready-meal and stuffs it into a plastic carrier bag.
In another time, another place, Kazuhiro Takahashi could be taken for a tramp, out scavenging for food after a long night on the bottle. In fact, he is just another hungry victim of Japan’s tsunami trying to find food for his family.
“I am so ashamed,” says the 43-year-old construction worker after he realises he has been spotted. “But for three days we haven’t had enough food. I have no money because my house was washed away by the tsunami and the cash machine is not working.”
Perhaps that too is hiding Japan’s shame, but they might be less sanguine if they could see the empty highways that remain closed to all to but emergency vehicles, yet still connect Tokyo to Ichinomaki in just four-and-a-half hours’ drive and could, surely, be used to carry some emergency food and fuel.
Originally posted by Akragon
How can there be no food...
Better question is why are they charging money for food at a time like this...?
I don't understand...
Originally posted by MedievalGhost
This is beyond pathetic. I know the rescuers- including military- are all overwhelmed, but there is absolutely no excuse for them to not be dropping food and water supplies off by military helicopters. They have had over a week to do this, and many areas have had nothing dropped off. Nothing.
Why? Are certain areas affected by the tsunami too radioactive? One has to wonder.
Originally posted by MedievalGhost
Originally posted by Akragon
How can there be no food...
Better question is why are they charging money for food at a time like this...?
I don't understand...
There is emergency food and water available- in Tokyo and other large surrounding cities. As I stated earlier, my guess is that many areas devastated by the tsunamis to the north of Tokyo are just too radioactive right now to justify sending rescue aid in.edit on 20-3-2011 by MedievalGhost because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by fooks
Originally posted by MedievalGhost
Originally posted by Akragon
How can there be no food...
Better question is why are they charging money for food at a time like this...?
I don't understand...
There is emergency food and water available- in Tokyo and other large surrounding cities. As I stated earlier, my guess is that many areas devastated by the tsunamis to the north of Tokyo are just too radioactive right now to justify sending rescue aid in.edit on 20-3-2011 by MedievalGhost because: (no reason given)
sorry my friend but that sounds bad.
people ARE there, living~! more or less!
how long does a drop take!