It s 12 years since massive earthquake-tsunami struck Japan that killed 15,000 people shanghainews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from shanghainews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Recovery from the magnitude-9.0 earthquake and resultant tsunami that devastated Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures has progressed in the ensuing years, but some 31,000 people remained displaced as of November 2022, Kyodo News said. Cleanup plans at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex are also stoking controversy, the publication added.
In the years following the 2011 megaquake and tsunami, seawalls have proliferated along northeastern Japan's Pacific coast. Some researchers are pushing for an alternative approach.
SENDAI CITY, Japan — After several tsunami evacuation drills and community disaster planning, the students, faculty, and administration of Arahama Elementary School in Sendai City knew just what to do