With its epicenter directly below Tokyo
How can you not be shaken when your colleagues are dying!? With its epicenter directly below Tokyo
How can you not be shaken when your colleagues are dying!?
An earthquake occured directly blow. A JMA intensity 7 earthquake has occurred
Let's get out of here! A JMA intensity 7 earthquake has occurred
Let's get out of here!
It's your job to stop reporters from risking their lives no matter how much they want to go!
All of us here are victims of the earthquake.
I'm also... a victim...
Here comes avalanche of people in Shibuya!
A large number of people have collapsed on top of each other in Shibuya,
causing what is believed to be an avalanche of people.
Many people have been injured and at least 100 people have suffered cardiopulmonary arrest.
With the transportation facilities suspended,
please don't go home and stay at a safe location!
I told my younger sister to hurry back home.
I had no idea!
In the end, it shows...
None of us had actually believed...
...that a day like this would come.
Translation: HPriest @ d-addicts Twitter: @hpriestsubs
It's like some giant tornado.
30 hours after the earthquake It's like some giant tornado.
A firestorm leaves destroyed houses and overturned vehicles in its wake. 30 hours after the earthquake
A firestorm leaves destroyed houses and overturned vehicles in its wake.
This is a firestorm...?
Those could be similar or even more intense than the ones observed
during the Great Kanto Earthquake and Great Tokyo Air Raid.
Casualties?
More than 500 people are confirmed dead.
500!?
We're gonna lead with the firestorms in Setagaya.
- Hachimura, the manuscript. - Got it.
Sorry I'm late!
The video of the evacuation site in Ikegami, Ota.
We don't have much time. Get this to the editing room asap.
Copy that.
50 dead due to a hoax!?
Somebody spread misinformation about some incoming firestorm and caused a human stampede.
A human stampede...
A panic broke out at the site and everyone scrambled for the exits.
So the people who found shelter fell prey to wrong information?
Appears that way.
It's a man-made calamity.
A man-made calamity...?
They somehow managed to survive
and now they're dead because of some false rumor?
That's just wrong.
Can I have your attention?
Eguchi-kun, you better not forget about that matter.
- You know what I mean, right? - I do.
Listen, everyone.
We've lost some of our comrades
and that is very unfortunate.
But it's precisely in times like these when we need to work together
and do our best!
I'm counting on you!
Yes, Ma'am.
Working together my ass. She'd rather not take any responsibility.
What does she mean? That matter.
Connecting the studio with a woman waiting for rescue inside a collapsed building.
We've been able to make contact with her.
Is there some ulterior motive to that story?
What do you mean?
Apparently that woman is the daughter of some senior manager's friend.
There's a rumor that this is a sponsor-related request.
So what?
There are as many as 50,000 people trapped inside collapsed buildings.
There's too many of them for the rescue teams to save them all.
It cannot possibly be deemed appropriate to use the broadcast for personal benefit.
People need to hear about survivors.
And we get to choose who gets saved?
Kuraishi.
Yes?
I want you to have a talk with the buried woman before the broadcast.
Can you do that?
That person might get rescued, right?
In that case, I'll give it a try.
I'm counting on you.
An overview of the various situations.
More than 800 people have been confirmed dead in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
More than 100 bodies have been carried to a gymnasium in Adachi-ku.
Yuki...
Sis.
Mika.
The PCR is calling for you. They have her on the line.
I'm coming.
Mika.
Your younger sister...
About Yuki-chan...
It's not your fault, okay?
- Yuki! - Who's that?
My younger sister. Apparently she was in Shibuya when the earthquake hit.
Apparently she's still in Shibuya, even though I told her to hurry back home.
Right. I know.
One second please. I'm now switching to our caster Kuraishi.
Hello.
Hello? Hello?
Will...
...I be saved?
My name is Kuraishi Mika.
I know you must have been asked that many times, but could you please tell me your name?
Shimamura Yuki.
Shimamura Yuki...
Yuki-san. Your name is Yuki-san, right?
My younger sister is also called Yuki. You both have the same name.
- The same name? - Yes.
Yuki-san. Can you describe your surroundings?
Yuki-san...
It's dark... I'm trapped.
Right.
No matter how much I try, I can't get out.
I see...
Also, it's cold. Freezing.
Right...
What was it like during the earthquake?
I was shopping...
Okay.
Suddenly, something was falling.
When I came to me, it was pitch black.
Is there anyone else?
There are... two men... I think.
Two men.
Their pain, their suffering. I can only hear their voices.
You can hear their voices?
There were others, but...
What about those people?
All their... voices...
...have gone silent.
I'm... going to die like this, right?
That's not true!
- I'll be calling for help! - Really?
Yes.
Yuki-san? Yukis-san?
There doesn't seem to be a stable connection.
Crap!
This might be tough.
If you get a connection during the live show, immediately send it to the studio.
Understood.
Kuraishi.
Kuraishi!
...Yes?
Get ready, Kuraishi.
Understood.
- Let's go. - Yes.
The heli aerial VTR is ready.
Are you really going to call out for help?
That's what you told her, didn't you?
Yes. That's my plan.
You better be prepared.
Here we go! 10 seconds!
Five seconds! Four, three, two, one...
Today, one day after the earthquake,
the scale of the damage has slowly become more clear.
Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa have suffered catastrophic damages.
To date, more than 1,200 people have been confirmed dead,
with estimates putting the total death toll at 20,000.
Even one day later, the fires haven't subsided and there have been occurrences of firestorms.
More than 500 people have died in those firestorms,
with many more people either missing or injured.
This footage was recorded yesterday at 11:00 pm in Setagaya.
In the middle of the screen, you can see the tornado-like whirls of fire.
Those phenomenons are called firestorms.
Their height is estimated to be 200m.
A firestorm is caused by the fire's updraft and strong inwardly-directed gusty winds.
On the ground, the roofs of the wooden houses in the vicinity are being ripped off one after another.
So far, firestorms have occurred in more than 100 places within the 23 wards of Tokyo.
This footage was recorded at 1:00 pm today,
14 hours after the firestorm in Setagaya.
You can clearly see the path of the firestorm.
Burned wood and other debris have been scattered over a wide area.
- Going back to the studio. - Okay, we're back.
According to the National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster...
What's this talk about poison gas?
It's footage that's being spread on the web.
Take a look.
- Where is this? - Tokyo Bay at 9:00 pm.
It was uploaded an hour ago.
"Rotten smell coming from a chemical plant."
"It's poison gas."
"May cause serious health damage. Spread the word."
The plant belongs to All-Japan Chemical.
It's assumed to be hydrogen sulfide. There are countless of tweets.
Hydrogen sulfide?
If something were to happen at this plant,
it could cause a huge outbreak of poisonous gas.
Sounds like fake news to me.
There's an increasing number of tweets about the smell from residents and eye-witnesses.
The chemical plant has already partly collapsed.
Please take a look at this footage!
Koike, confirm this together with the members of the web-watch.
Due to there being a high risk of firestorms to occur
in places surrounded by areas where violent fires can spread quickly
you need to be careful
and avoid taking refuge in areas with high concentrations of wooden houses.
Come with me.
Why aren't we broadcasting this?
Hydrogen sulfide poison gas is lethal.
This could be catastrophic if they don't evacuate quickly!
Do you have anything to back this up?
What about the plant?
We haven't been able to contact them yet.
Fire department and police?
I checked with them on the phone,
but they're currently being dispatched to other areas and cannot verify the situation.
- So it's just a speculation? - It's not!
This is one of many situations they can't deal with directly.
It's the same all over Tokyo.
There are close to 1,000 people in that area.
We have to tell them to evacuate immediately!
We can't do that.
Why?
Eguchi-san, this is an emergency! People's lives are at stake!
I'm the editor-in-chief!
Is the footage of the stampede in Ota caused by the hoax ready?
Unforeseen harm was caused in Ota, Tokyo by misinformation regarding the firestorms.
At an evacuation site in Ikegami, it was a spreading of wrong information
that caused a human stampede.
About 50 people are dead and several hundred injured.
This is the park in Ikegami that serves as an evacuation site.
The human stampede involving a large group of people occurred on the stairs near the exit and entrance.
It also involved many children who evacuated there from a nearby primary school.
The interviews are next, followed by a warning about hoax.
This evacuation site was designed to accommodate 50,000 evacuees.
However, there were roughly 100,000 people who rushed to this site,
which caused a large gathering of people near the stairs.
The bodies of those who fell victim to the stampede are being kept at the park's assembly hall.
The temporary morgue that was set up in the nearby primary school is full
and there is no adequate place to bring the bodies.
A tweet containing misinformation
is believed to be the cause for this human stampede.
Misinformation regarding an approaching firestorm
was spread at the evacuation site
and those who saw the tweets urged everyone to evacuate as quickly as possible,
which triggered people to rush to the stairs who then fell on top of each other.
That brought about a tragic incident.
NNJ has talked to the people there and concluded that the information was wrong.
Now the interviews, then back to the studio with a warning.
People were shouting, "A firestorm is coming!"
And then, "If we stay here, we're gonna die!"
Everyone panicked and started moving at the same time.
Things got tight...
And then like dominoes, down the stairs.
Yes.
Like dominoes.
My child's...
Her hand...
I clutched...
I clutched it like this.
There was such a force.
No matter how hard I tried not to...
We got separated and...
Twitter and other social networks
are flooded with incorrect information.
Please be more than careful not to get deceived by misinformation or fake news.
Those who have found shelter, please remain calm and do not panic.
Accurate evacuation information will be provided by TV and radio.
Wrong information can lead to secondary damages.
Please act calmly.
The police and fire department are too busy in other areas.
However, disregarding the fact that it's not yet confirmed,
shouldn't we at least be able to urge our viewers to evacuate?
Hydrogen sulfide, you say?
That's right! So please.
Every time a major earthquake strikes, there are false rumors
about some poison gas leak that cause anxiety and panic.
You want to take part in that?
But...
Have you gotten cold feet after seeing the casualties caused by the fake firestorm?
Be honest!
Eguchi-san. What's gotten into you!?
We can't afford for people to die in a panic caused by some hoax!
Then we have to report live from the scene. I'm going.
Don't be ridiculous!
You can't go anywhere close that plant!
Enough of this!
Sir! We're connected with the buried victim!
- Got it. - Our heli is on standby.
Okay, Oda. The video of collapsed buildings.
Copy that. Collapsed buildings, cue!
This is footage of collapsing buildings we reported about yesterday.
Even by today, traffic jams on main roads caused by collapsed buildings have not been resolved.
Because of this, it's impossible for the fire department, police and JSDF to pass through
slowing down the progress of all rescue activities.
More than 50,000 people are still believed to be trapped inside collapsed buildings.
We're connected with a woman who is currently being trapped inside a building via phone.
This woman is trapped inside the Shibuya Koenzaka Building.
Continue. Continue with the description, Kuraishi.
The building has partially collapsed...
It's greatly titled towards one side.
Just like that, slowly.
The first and second floor have collapsed.
Kuraishi, we're connecting you now.
Shimamura-san? Shimamura Yuki?
I'm the caster, Kuraishi. Can you hear me?
Yes...
Shimamura-san, what's your physical condition?
If possible, can you tell us about your situation?
Before the broadcast, we were told by Shimamura-san
that she's stuck inside the collapsed building
and that she has no way of making it outside.
Shimamura-san...
Yuki-san.
I called 119 and 110...
Right.
But...
No matter how long I waited, I couldn't get through.
Right...
Is there anyone else inside the building?
Yes.
There were a lot of people around you when the building collapsed, right?
Yes.
But...
Everyone's voices have gone silent...
They have?
I think two of them are still alive.
There are two men, right?
Yes.
I'm... scared...
I'm... I'm sure you are...
I can't see anything...
I can't move...
I'm sorry. I know it must be hard.
Kuraishi-san.
Yes?
Help won't come, right?
We're currently calling the fire department and police to come and rescue you!
Help will definitely come!
I can't... anymore...
Yuki-san?
I...
I'm at my limit...
Yuki...
Yuki-san! I want you to listen!
There are people waiting for you on the outside!
It must be hard and you must be scared.
But don't give up!
They all can't wait to see you again.
So please! Don't give up!
I... want to see my family.
I want to see my mother and my father.
Yuki-san...
Kuraishi. Collect yourself.
There are buried victims, just like Shimamura Yuki, who are still waiting for help.
However, there aren't enough rescue forces.
There are still many people who can be saved.
Please refrain from using cars, so that the rescue teams can get to them in time.
See if there are any people in need of rescue inside collapsed buildings.
What will it be, editor-in-chief?
We should tell them to evacuate, Eguchi-san!
Is there nothing from the police?
Neither the police nor fire department can dispatch to the scene!
Sir! What are we showing next?
The footage for the poison gas leak at the chemical plant is ready.
We're ready either way. You just have to say the word.
Is this okay?
Is it really okay not to warn them?
The hell I know!
Continue. You have to continue.
None of us know for sure whether this is real or a hoax!
There's a huge risk either way!
People's lives are at stake?
Tell me something new!
I've no idea what to do!
Eguchi-san! Omori-san!
I just got an urgent call from the Tokyo Fire Department.
That All-Japan Chemical plant...
It just exploded!
You've gotta be kidding me!
Apparently it exploded after the gas inside the plant caught fire.
The Internet is being flooded with clips!
It seems there's a wide outbreak of poison gas caused by the leaking chemicals
from the tanks that broke by the explosion!
I want data on the wind direction and power!
- This has gotten huge. - Doi! Confirm with the JMA!
I'm already on it!
How many people in nearby evacuation shelters and homes?
- An estimation will be enough. Hurry! - Working on it!
What are the types of gases? What are the health hazards?
Still unclear!
I'm informing the studio!
Omori-san! Omori-san!
- Omori-san! - What!?
More than 2000 people are likely to be affected by the poisonous gas!
Please be more than careful not to get deceived by misinformation or fake news.
Please check for the correct information on TV or radio before acting rashly.
Correct information, huh?
Don't make me laugh.
Get us aerial footage of the plant.
Get the manuscript for the appeal in there!
There's movement at the PM's residence.
The Chief Cabinet Secretary might be doing a press conference.
Hachimura! Confirm the time with the press club!
Will the heli really make it in time!?
I already told you!!
If it doesn't, we'll just do a studio report.
- It will be ready in time! - Here it is!
It's on the center monitor!
Okay, let's do this. Switch scenes.
- Explosion of chemical plant. - Explosion of chemical plant. We're ready.
Sir...?
Eguchi-san!!
Kuraishi, be ready. Okay, switch the footage.
Okay, switched!
34 hours after the earthquake
the number of people who are still stuck inside the Tokyo metropolitan area
has been corrected to 8 million from the previous 6.4 million.
Sir.
What?
I've got you something special.
Coffee brewed with precious water.
Say...
Giving that girl hope...
Was that the right thing to do?
Is there any point in always reporting about things...
...after the fact?
Since when have we become an emergency call center?
Huh?
Our station's emergency line is being flooded with calls from people
who also want their families being mentioned on TV in order to get help.
On social media, there are countless of people who are angry about that girl
getting a special treatment.
Well, we already knew that this was going to happen.
How's your throat? Here, candy.
You're our main caster after all.
We're counting on you.
What on earth...
...are we doing here?
Hello?
Yuki-san?
Kuraishi-san...
What's the matter, Yuki-san?
I... How should I put it...
Yes, I can hear you! What do you want to say?
I thought I was already done for.
But...
But after talking to you, I...
Since you told me not to give up...
It's okay, right? Not giving up...
Sis...
Yuki-san...
Live!
Live...!
Yuki.
Thank you...
Live...!
Please, live!
Yuki...!
Kuraishi-san, I...
Yuki?
Yuki!?
Yuki!
Yuki!?
I can't get a signal. What about you?
The communication network is down.
There's no mobile signal at all.
With the means of communication gone,
the people who are buried and waiting for help...
...will fall into despair.
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