Japan trying to contain Potential Nuclear Crisis

A explosion an earthquake-hit nuclear plant in Japan has sparked fears of a radiation leak at.

The walls and roof at Fukushima Number 1 nuclear power plant were destroyed in the blast which was confirmed by the Japanese Government.  

White smoke billowed into the sky and its feared that several worker  at the plant have been injured.  An evacuation radius has been extended to 12 miles and residents of the region have been urged to stay indoors, turn off air conditioning units and not to drink tap water.  Radioactivity in the control room at the plant is 1,000 times the normal level - and eight times the normal level in the area immediately outside the site.

All this as a result of the earthquake and resultant Tsunami only yesterday!  

Its a measure of the amount of natural and man-made disasters that seem to hit the world these days by how quickly aid of various descriptions leaps into action like well-oiled machinery.

Take for instance "Shelterbox" - this UK (Cornwall) based charity saw a gap in the aid responses and in 1999 one man, Tom Henderson, took the steps to fill that gap.  He saw the aid response to most disasters was in the form of food and medicine.  But there was very little assistance given in terms of proper shelter.

The Mission:  To provide shelter, warmth and dignity to families who have been affected by disasters worldwide.

So with the Japanese earthquake made so much worse by the Tsunami and now the possibility of nuclear fall-out its charities like these that charge to the rescue. 

Tom Henderson, ShelterBox Founder and CEO, said: ‘At present the scale of the disaster is difficult to measure. What we do know is that the combination of such a large earthquake followed by the tsunami has the potential to cause significant damage across the Pacific Rim.

‘We have aid pre-positioned locally and a member of the ShelterBox Response Team stationed in the Philippines enabling an immediate response.’

So for Japan the world rallies to help and the people of Japan can only wait and watch the result of the latest disaster - the explosion at the Nuclear Plant.  

Is this too much for one nation to bear in less than two days?

Like all charities - Shelterbox needs funds - and what better place to give your donation?  (or volunteer help).

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