Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that Japan's nuclear regulators raised the severity level of the crisis at a stricken nuclear plant today to rank it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, while the Tokyo Electric Power Company has acknowledged that the amount of radioactivity released might even exceed the amount emitted by Chernobyl;
2) further notes that the aftershocks have taken more lives, the disaster is believed to have killed more than 25 000 people, but many of those bodies were swept out to sea and more than half of those feared dead are still listed as missing;
3) acknowledges that around 210 000 people have no running water and, following the aftershocks, more than 240 000 people are without electricity;
4) expresses its grave concern about the escalating nuclear crisis and the human tragedy that is unfolding in that country;
5) commends the efforts of the many international aid organizations that have been assisting with building shelters, while providing food and emotional support to victims of disaster;
6) further commends the efforts of the Japanese government and the international community at large, especially South Africa's own Rescue South Africa, for assisting with relief efforts; and
7) offers its solidarity, support and prayers to those affected and afflicted.
Agreed to.