![]() ![]() The Great Chilean Earthquake of 1960 caused a tsunami that crossed the Pacific Ocean and struck the then town of Shizugawa. Some people held onto an antenna on the roof. Photos show the roof of the building completely submerged at the height of the tsunami. After the disaster, Endo was missing and was later found dead. All of the interior and walls were destroyed. The three-storey headquarters of the department remained standing but only the steel frame remained. Miki Endo (远藤未希), a 25 year old employee of the town's Crisis Management Department, continued to broadcast warnings and alerts over a community loudspeaker system as the tsunami came in. Close to 200 people were rescued from the roof of the building. However, it was partly flooded, and 74 out of 109 patients died. Shizugawa hospital was one of the few major buildings that survived the tsunami. He returned to government affairs, founding the headquarters for disaster control at the Bayside Arena on March 13, 2011. Out of the 130 people who worked at the town hall, Sato was one of only 30 who reached the roof. The three-story building of the town's Crisis Management Department ( 防災対策庁舎, Bōsai Taisaku Chōsha) was covered by the tsunami. ![]() They were discussing the much smaller tsunami caused by the March 9 foreshock before the March 11 earthquake. When the earthquake struck, the mayor of the town, Jin Sato (佐藤仁), was talking at the town assembly. Survivors wrote " SOS" in white lettering, in the playing field of Shizugawa High school. All the others have gone." Since the schools were all on high ground, many children were orphaned. Perhaps a few thousand at the school on the hill opposite. There were around 7,000 of us on the hill that day. According to an English teacher at the local high school located on a hill above the tsunami, "The entire town was simply swept away. One early report suggests that many residents may have evacuated to the nearby city of Tome, Miyagi. At least 31 of the town's 80 designated evacuation sites were inundated by the tsunami. Although both were 20 meters above sea level, the tsunami covered them and washed people away. The other was inland away from the center of the town. One was on the southern headland overlooking the town. Stories from the town include the clock at Fumonji temple - which stopped working after being submerged but recently started ticking again - and Nakahama Elementary School - which saved the lives of 90 people who evacuated to the rooftop when the tsunami hit.The town had two evacuation centres where residents could go to escape from a tsunami. ![]() The beauty of the Matsushima was even difficult for the legendary haiku poet Matsuo Basho to describe.ĭuring the 2011 earthquake and tsunami about 30 per cent of the town was inundated. Ranked as one of Japan's three most scenic views, Matsushima Town is famous for its bay filled with 260 tiny pine-clad islands. Today, visitors can see the before and after photos situated around the hilltop along with the on-going rebuilding efforts. As the snow fell, residents of the city watched on as the rapid rising water engulfed their homes and sporadic fires broke out. The tsunami inundated Ishinomaki's low lying waterfront district with Hiyoriyama Park becoming an evacuation point. The city suffered the greatest loss of life and property of any other place in the disaster. ![]()
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