Ghost Towns Left Behind by Japan’s Deadly Tsunami
Posted by feww on March 12, 2011
A Dozen Towns Have Been Obliterated by Japan’s Megaquake-Spawned Tsunami
Japanese authorities say they have been unable so far to establish contact with local officials in about a dozen towns spanning the NE Honshu area. Some of the towns are believed to have been completely destroyed by the deadly tsunami.
In the small seaside town of Minami Sanriku (Population17,800), located in Miyagi prefecture and now almost completely wiped off the map, the authorities have established the whereabouts of of 7,500 residents who were evacuated; however, the fate of the remaining 10,300 people is unknown.
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Padmanabhan VT said
I sincerely wish that the Japanese reactor did not melt down.
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