{"id":765,"date":"2011-03-14T12:04:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T16:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=765"},"modified":"2018-10-26T15:07:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T19:07:11","slug":"earthquake-and-tsunami-help-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/earthquake-and-tsunami-help-in-japan.html","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake and Tsunami Help in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

International students traveling overseas typically are concerned about their new school, learning a new language, culture shock perhaps, but what about the rare occurrence like a natural disaster? On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the largest earthquake in recorded history at an 8.9 magnitude earthquake. The Department of State issued a Travel Alert<\/a> to inform individuals still in Japan of power outages, evacuated areas, and the possibility of aftershock and tsunamis until April 1, 2011. Starting on Monday, March 14, scheduled 3-hour power outages are scheduled for the Tokto Metroplitan area which can be viewed at the Tokyo Electric Power Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Radio stations are also reporting this emergency information in the Tokyo area in English including on the U.S. Armed Forces station at 810AM and InterFM at 76.1FM. According to the\u00a0 Department of State, aftershocks are likely in the coming weeks. The Red Cross recommends moving into open spaces and away from walls, windows, buildings and other structures that may collapse. If you are inside, seek cover under a sturdy desk or table and press your face into your arms. If internet and telephone services are down, you may be able to contact people using text message\/SMS or other forms of social media such as Twitter <\/a>and Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those members trying to get in contact with loved ones should be aware of the following:<\/p>\n