Though most of the Azkals are safe in Japan after the earthquake Friday afternoon, one more Azkal is unaccounted for while another arrived safely but is still stranded at the airport.
There is still no word from midfielder Simon Greatwich, who was expected to arrive Friday 4:30pm via a United Airlines from New York City.
Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president Nonong Araneta told GMA News there was still no word from United Airlines, but he believes the flight might have been diverted to Osaka.
Another Azkal, defender Jason Sabio, arrived via Japan Airlines at the Tokyo airport around 3:00pm. He flew in from Alabama, USA.
As of posting time, he tweeted that he was still stranded inside the plane. He added that when they landed, the ground was still shaking. But he stressed that they were safe.
The Azkals are conducting high-altitude training in Gotemba City (elevation 1,500 feet), Honshu, on the eastern foot of Mount Fuji, south of Tokyo. They've been in Japan since Monday as part of their training to acclimatize themselves to the cold Mongolian temperature for their match against the Blue Wolves, the Mongolian national team, on Tuesday, March 15.
The United States Geological Survey estimated the epicenter at 130 kilometers (km) east of Sendai, Honshu; 178 km east of Yamagata, Honshu; 178 km east-northeast of Fukushima, Honshu; or 373 km northeast of Tokyo.-- with a report from Miakka Lim, GMA News
/via GMA News (March 11, 2011 07:05 PM)
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