Japan the human cost
| 14:20 UK time, Thursday, 17 March 2011
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Over the last few days much of the world's media has been focusing on the nuclear threat to Japan, as the government continues to fight to control the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
But perhaps in amongst that people are are going through. The lack of food, water and information is.
We'll be speaking to people in Japan about how their life has changed in the last week. For 30 children taking refuge at the Kama Elementary School, on the eastern fringes of the town of Ishinomaki they are coming to terms with the reality that when the tsunami swept through their town.
And we have good news, those of you listening on Monday will remember Mark coming on air and telling us that his mother-in-law & brother-in-law were missing following the earthquake and Tsunami. But he's just emailed to say they have been found on the first floor of their house a few hours ago.
"They have no food/water/heating/electricity but they were lucky to survive. We are all very relieved....May I thank you most sincerely from myself and my family for making the effort to contact your ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ colleagues in the area".
Mark will be speaking to us live at 1800GMT
Libya: Closing in on Benghazi?
As the international community continues to argue at the UN about what is the best course of action to support the Libyan people, Col Gaddafi's troops claim they will close in and take the
Britain, France, and Lebanon, who tabled a resolution on Tuesday, want to prevent Gaddafi's forces from attacking the rebels from the air. But the UN is divided over the issue. The United States says it will support a no-fly zone, but the US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, says an air exclusion zone probably won't be enough to protect Libyan civilians from attack by Colonel Gaddafi's forces. Meanwhile Colonel Gaddafi's promise to destroy the uprising in Libya resonates ominously. The International Red Cross says it is withdrawing from Benghazi because of fears that an
Latest from Bahrain
And of course we'll be keeping you up to date with what's happening in Bahrain.
The UN human rights chief has condemned the "shocking" use of force by security forces against protesters in Bahrain. Navi Pillay said reports of a military takeover of hospitals was a blatant violation of international law. She urged the authorities to rein in their forces, citing reports of people being beaten and detained or killed.
We'll be going back to the doctors we heard on last night's programme to find out the situation in their hospital. For those of you who didn't hear them, here's .
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