by Calculated Risk on 3/18/2011 10:50:00 PM

An amazing video of people running from the tsunami and then rescuing others (ht rosethorn)

From the NY Times: Japan Races to Restart Reactors’ Cooling System

Scrambling to corral a widening crisis, engineers linked a power cable to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station early Saturday as they struggled to restart systems designed to prevent overheating and keep radiation from escaping.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, which runs the station 140 miles north of here, said it hoped to connect the electric cord to the cooling equipment inside the facility later Saturday ...

A running blog from Reuters: Japan earthquake LIVE

Japan nuclear operator says hopes to connect cable to reactor no.4 by Saturday but may be Sunday

From the LA Times: Options are few to prevent Japan nuclear catastrophe