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- Title
WASHED AWAY.
- Authors
Phelan, Stephen
- Abstract
The article examines how a tsunami caused by a March 11, 2011 earthquake impacted the Japanese port city of Onagawa. Information is provided on the history of tsunamis and natural disasters that occurred in Onagawa , as well as on the damages and deaths caused by the 2011 tsunami. The author discusses the progress of recovery efforts as of March 2012, noting that the remaining population had since moved while reconstruction plans faced delays. Comments from local teacher Ikuo Funjinaka as well as residents Yoshiaki Miura and Tabayashi Tamura are also included.
- Subjects
JAPAN; ONAGAWA-cho (Japan); TSUNAMIS; SENDAI Earthquake, Japan, 2011; PORT cities; FUNJINAKA, Ikuo; MURA, Yoshiaki; TAMURA, Tabayashi; NATURAL disasters
- Publication
Boston Review, 2013, Vol 38, Issue 2, p44
- ISSN
0734-2306
- Publication type
Article