![]() He made the right decision of the 50 or so town hall employees who reached the rooftop, only 10 survived when the tsunami tore through it. When the tsunami warning sounded, Kudo-san told us he saw workers at the nearby town hall flee to the three-story building, but he decided that it would be wiser to get to higher ground. The shell of the former Disaster Prevention Center.ĭirectly beyond the road that bisected the construction zone stood the rust-colored skeleton of a building, the city’s former Disaster Prevention Center. Yet that didn’t matter because his family was intact, unlike so many others. He and his family are among the 9,746 evacuees from Minamisanriku, and the close to 3,100 who are still in temporary housing. A former insurance company worker, Kudo-san, 44, told us that he considers himself lucky: he, his wife, and four children were all spared when over 1,200 other townspeople were not. Our guide, Kudo-san, met us at the the community center where our retreat was held, and started with a wrenching video and overview of what had happened. What had that deadly wave, rising at points as high as 30 feet, wrought, and what was being built in its place? ![]() I had read accounts of the tsunami in which survivors described seeing “a white line” far out on the bay, which moments later had transformed into a giant wall of destruction rushing toward them. I wanted to learn more about the effects of the disaster that left nearly 22,000 dead or missing and see with my own eyes the state of the ongoing reconstruction. They were so positive, and so alive that it was hard to viscerally grasp the scope of the natural disaster that had spawned some of their ventures. Until then we had been immersed in brainstorming ways to grow the organizations of a group of dedicated and inspiring social entrepreneurs. Extreme TSUNAMI in Minamisanriku - Japan 2011.On my last day in Minamisanriku, a small group of us from World in Tohoku signed up for a tour of the town’s downtown coastal area, which was decimated by the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.Video about Miki Endo and the search for her body. Miki Endo, missing heroine of Minamisanriku.^ "Miki Endo, missing heroine of Minamisanriku" (video)."Heroes: Hear the Voice of the Heroic Young Woman Who Saved Thousands of Lives". ^ "Saitama to teach about Miyagi's tsunami 'angel' ".In Minamisanriku the killed or missing number about 900 of 17,700 inhabitants, including Miki Endo, whose body was not found until April 23. "遠藤未希/Miki Endo, the future's hope in 南三陸町/Minamisanriku-cho, Miyagi, Japan". ![]() ![]() "Japan Town Divided Over Tsunami Monument". ^ Nishiyama, George (August 26, 2011).Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World (Hardback). The remnants of the building have been preserved during the city's recovery. Photos show the roof of the building completely submerged at the height of the inundation, with some people clinging to the rooftop antenna. The three-storey headquarters of the department remained standing but was completely gutted, with only a red-colored steel skeleton remaining. Miki's body was discovered by authorities on 23 April 2011. She was hailed in the Japanese news media as a heroine for sacrificing her life and was credited with saving many lives. Of the approximately 40 people who fled to the roof of the building, only 11 survived, by clinging to the rooftop antenna. Miki Endo ( 遠藤 未希, Endō Miki, 1986, Japan – March 11, 2011, Minamisanriku, Japan) was an employee of the town of Minamisanriku's Crisis Management Department, tasked with broadcasting disaster advisories and warnings.ĭuring the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami she remained at her post on the second floor of the three-storey Crisis Management Center continuing to broadcast warnings and alerts over the community loudspeaker system as the tsunami swept over the building silencing the loudspeakers, killing her and overwhelming the town. The remnants of the Crisis Management Department Building where Miki Endo was swept away by the tsunami.
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