Mangalore, March 16: Though the devastation due to earthquake and tsunami has not put an element of fear in the Manglorean who is working in Tokyo for the past four years, Tuesday's developments have made him circumspect.
Though Peter (name changed) had said that he will not move to another country for work on Monday, saying the incident was an aberration, he has put on hold his family's visit to Japan in the last week of March.
His wife Veena Fernandes had returned to Mangalore from Japan on March 5. She had plans to go back on March 30 to join her husband along with her two children for continuing their education. "On Tuesday, he said there was still two more weeks to review the situation, indicating he was circumspect," said Veena.
Peter works for a bank in Japan. "Earth quakes are not uncommon. But Friday's earthquake was so intense that I had to hold something to balance myself," said the bank employee who walked 17 kms on that day as transport was completely off the roads.
There are about 15 Manglorean families residing in Tokyo and he knows about five of them.
"The situation is not as bad as it has been made out to be in Tokyo. Food, power and water is available, at least in my case. I went around in my vehicle on Sunday and it was like any other normal day, but people were less as it was a holiday," Peter said.
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