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Her young daughter. this is a tough time for her. she hasn't been able it go back to work, hasn't been able to go home. >> jeff, thank you so much. it is a race against time along the mississippi right now. the diverted floodwaters are making their way toward small towns in louisiana. everybody is pitching in, even prison inmates who have been filling sandbags and delivering them to homeowners. nbc's janet shamlian is live in stevensville, 65 miles south of baton rouge. and, janet, i understand the inmates just dropped off some sandbags at the home you're by right now. >> reporter: yeah, the...

A serious melt down. and relief efforts are now kicking in, about 50,000 japanese troops are involved, we have been seeing helicopters going over us right now. and, the international community getting involved, the 7th fleet is getting involved, and the ronald reagan aircraft carrier, is steaming in this direction, and, as well as other ships, the international community pitching in, in this effort which is now a race against time. rick, this country had seen earthquakes a lot and seen tsunamis a lot but haven't seen anything quite like this. i haven't seen anything like that, either, except o...

The apparent calm of the people in japan given the scale of the disaster that's before them. >> reporter: it is. but if you live here, as i do, and you talk to people and you see how this culture works, it's very apparent that that is what's going to happen. i would be extraordinarily surprised if there were any sort of panndemonium or looting. that is just not the way this culture runs. japanese people thrive order and civility above all else. the idea of complaining is even something that is really not accepted here in japan. that's why when you heard anderson talking about when the water ra...

People. but i'm sure you've seen this. as i said before, you really don't see pandemonium. there is this sense of order here and calm that is really kund kind of remarkable. >> at the evacuation center we were at, supermarkets were donating food. they said we're going to donate food to the evacuation centers. they have now run out. the evacuation center that we were at relying on the good will of volunteers to essentially donate supplies. you noknow, the question, is ho long is that going to last? how long is it going to be before other supplies get in here? >> a very fluid situation really ch...