Japan Starts Cleanup The Area

Cleaning post-quake rubble

TOKYO - Search the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan began to spread to areas previously inaccessible.
While the current government continues to show results in the effort to clean up the debris caused by the earthquake and tsunami.

In areas severely affected by the earthquake and tsunami like Rikuzentakata in Iwate, the cleaning process helps Japanese martial troops to build roads. The road was used by the rescue team to touch the victim in a remote area.

"There are some areas that can not be touched by the rescue team. But after cleaning, right now we can travel anywhere," according to Mayor Rikuzetaka Futoshi Toba told Kyodo news agency on Thursday (03/17/2011).

While certainly Miyagi Prefectural Government started to deliver aid to isolated areas. Such assistance will be distributed to air channels.

The situation increasingly easy by the Sendai airport that was opened back in one part of the foundation. Previously, the airport was submerged in several parts, when an earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale (SR) hit Japan March 11 last.

Part runway that opened it is used by the police and aircraft self-defense forces of Japan to distribute aid. But still uncertain when the commercial aircraft allowed to land at the airport

Madonna Grandmother Died at Age 99 Years

NEW YORK - The grandmother of the singer Madonna, Mae ElsieFortin, died at the age of 99 years.

Grandma singer of The Power of Good-Bye died in Bay City,Michigan, yesterday local time. Death of Elsie just three monthsbefore he was even a century old.

Elsie is a person who looks after Madonna since childhood after Madonna's mother died of breast cancer in 1963. Madonna is veryclose to his grandmother, and often stayed with him for weeks inthe summer.

Madonna's father, Silvio Ciccone, told the Bay City Times newspaper that Elsie was a very friendly, loving and caring.

"He has a big family and take care of almost all family members.He does a great job on her own," said Silvio, as quoted Showbizspy, Friday (11/03/2011) .

Silvio said, last saw her was two weeks ago. At the time, Silvio had a long chat.

Meanwhile, Madonna did not issue any comment on the death ofhis beloved grandmother. "I'm sorry, but Madonna will not issue any statement related to his grandmother. This is a very personal thingfor him," said Madonna's spokeswoman, Liz Rosenberg.

The late Elsie will be buried on Saturday, March 12, in Bay City.