minamisoma city. almost everything has been washed away. there are no houses to be seen. translator: aren t there any people around? do you see any people? translator: from overhead we re looking very hard, but we have seen no one. we cannot see any people. it is hard to tell where the boundaries of the town are. the water has flooded everything. professional services in minamisoma services, what can you tell us about what you see? translator: i think ground subsidens has taken place. so it s flooding related to ground subsidence. yes, of course, the tsunami waves hit land, and quite a bit of time has passed, and i know that more tsunami may come. but i m not sure if the flooding is due to the tsunami. if it s due to ground subsidence maybe the ground water will not get letter. minamisoma is in the northeast prefecture with a population of about 70,000. and from what we see, only the very sturdy, thorough concrete buildings are still standing. the wooden houses have all