{"id":5017,"date":"2011-03-12T19:30:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T23:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=5017"},"modified":"2011-03-12T21:47:04","modified_gmt":"2011-03-13T01:47:04","slug":"big-quake-and-tsunami-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=5017","title":{"rendered":"Big Quake and Tsunami in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinisoca.com\/gallery2\/main.php?g2_itemId=241225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinisoca.com\/gallery2\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=242520&amp;g2_serialNumber=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" border=\"0\" title=\"King of Carnival Wade Madray portrays 'Pacific Tsunami' from Legacy's South Pacific\" alt=\"King of Carnival Wade Madray portrays 'Pacific Tsunami' from Legacy's South Pacific\" vspace=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<i>King of Carnival Wade Madray portrays &#8216;Pacific Tsunami&#8217; from Legacy&#8217;s South Pacific<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,137087.html\">BIG QUAKE<\/a><br \/>\nTOKYO: A ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan&#8217;s biggest recorded 8.9 earthquake slammed into its eastern coast yesterday, killing hundreds of people as it carried away ships, cars and homes, and triggered widespread fires that burned out of control.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/news\/2011\/03\/12\/rambachan-sos-trinis-japan\">Rambachan in SOS for Trinis in Japan<\/a><br \/>\nForeign Affairs Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan yesterday initiated immediate action to contact T&amp;T nationals in Japan after yesterday&#8217;s record 8.9 earthquake and tsunami&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,137084.html\">25 Trinis safe<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/news\/PM_wants_T_T_to_be_disaster-ready-117840148.html\">PM wants T&amp;T to be disaster-ready<\/a><br \/>\nForeign Affairs Minister Suruj Rambachan says he was contacted yesterday by ten families who are seeking Government&#8217;s assistance in locating Trinidadians in Japan&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/news\/Trinis_safe_in_Japan-117840143.html\">&#8230;Trinis safe in Japan<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/news\/2011\/03\/12\/tt-seismologist-japan-quake-900-times-bigger-haiti-s\">T&amp;T seismologist: Japan quake 900 times bigger than Haiti&#8217;s<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/news\/2011\/03\/12\/oas-offers-condolences-and-support-japan\">OAS offers condolences and support to Japan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/news\/2011\/03\/12\/local-used-car-industry-feel-tsumani-pinch\">Local used car industry to feel tsumani pinch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/editorial\/0,137104.html\">Our disaster preparedness?<\/a><br \/>\nEvery time there is a disaster anywhere in the world, we hear the question raised locally: &#8220;What if that happened here?&#8221; 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