Since the horrific Mar. 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated her coastal town of Minato, in Ishinomaki city, Masami Endo’s three-year-old daughter has been crying and clinging to her every night. Endo is very worried about her child. The two of watched the tsunami swarm into their town and through the first floor of their house, destroying the structure badly. Ishinomaki is located in Miyagi- prefecture, about 330 kilometres north of Tokyo.
The story of Sakura is just one example of the thousands of tales of similar distress now told by survivors of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami that devastated the northern coastline of Japan. Gender specialists also hasten to add that the worst effects have been on women, children and the elderly - some of them still living in evacuation centres. They represent vulnerable groups at the worst risk during disasters, and therefore need help as quickly possible.
For more information, please visit: IPS
Since the horrific Mar. 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated her coastal town of Minato, in Ishinomaki city, Masami Endo’s three-year-old daughter has been crying and clinging to her every night. Endo is very worried about her child. The two of watched the tsunami swarm into their town and through the first floor of their house, destroying the structure badly. Ishinomaki is located in Miyagi- prefecture, about 330 kilometres north of Tokyo.
The story of Sakura is just one example of the thousands of tales of similar distress now told by survivors of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami that devastated the northern coastline of Japan. Gender specialists also hasten to add that the worst effects have been on women, children and the elderly - some of them still living in evacuation centres. They represent vulnerable groups at the worst risk during disasters, and therefore need help as quickly possible.
For more information, please visit: IPS
