Saturday 13 March 2021
Tokyo - In March 2011, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Japan’s northeast coast, causing a deadly tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown.
AFP’s Tokyo bureau mobilised quickly, and journalists have spent years reporting from the affected Tohoku region. A decade after the disaster, which left around 18,500 people dead or missing, AFP journalists returned to the area to report a series of stories ahead of the anniversary.
Picture taken by a Miyako City official on March 11, 2011 (AFP / Jiji Press)
Four of the journalists involved in that coverage also reported from Tohoku for AFP in the immediate aftermath of the disaster text reporters
The Straits Times
10 years after Fukushima disaster: Japan mourns victims of massive quake, nuclear accident
People releasing balloons with messages for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Natori, in Japan s north-eastern Miyagi prefecture, on March 11, 2021. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Ms Mariko Odawara praying for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami on their 10th anniversary in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS
PublishedMar 11, 2021, 9:35 am SGT
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