My email to Torill, a Norwagian friend (abstract)

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Well,again,I must tell you about difficulties Japan and Japanese people are facing. As of 25th of March, the death toll the government formally announced is 9,811, and the number of missing people is 19,806. So, if we add the number of dead people to that of missing people, it will run up close to 30,000. And,247,288 people are still living in evacuation centers 30 km radius outside the crippled nuclear power plant. The number of houses broken by the earthquake or washed away by tsunami are uncountable.
Next,the problem of radioactive contamination: Three workers were exposed to high-level radiation at the nuclear power plant yesterday, and two have been taken to hospital. High level of radioactive iodine was detected in water, and the level exceeded safety standards of Tokyo. The Tokyo metropolitan government officials advised the residents to refrain from using tap water to feed infants.
Young voluntary people are getting to the devastated areas, and working desperately working to help the victims. Those young people are our hope. They are our treasures. They will rebuild Japan. They will surely build new Japan,however long a time it will take. I firmly believe it.