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Incredible Pictures From Japan Disaster

The Boston Globe‘s Big Picture and The Daily Mail show some striking pictures from the various disasters in Japan.

First the scenes of devastation from across the country:

The first photographs of the Fukushima 50— those workers who stayed behind to prevent a nuclear meltdown. Of the original 50, five of them have already died.

Survivors have taken up refugee at dozens of makeshift locations across the country.

Finally, look at how quickly this road was repaired. Six days after the quake, it’s ready for use again.

Tags: destruction, Fukushima Power Plant, Japan, Japan Disaster, Japan Earthquake, Japan Nuclear Disaster, Japan Tsunami, pictures, relief efforts

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Living Social’s Amazing Red Cross Deal

20 Mar

This is a really good way to donate to Japan relief efforts. And really simple. Daily deals site Living Social currently has a deal to the Red Cross that will only last for a couple more hours. For every $5 that you donate, they’ll match your donation. So far, more than $1 million dollars have been donated by users, meaning that Living Social will donate more than $2 million.

Come on, what are you waiting for? Japan really needs your help.