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A Japanese man has dove into the sea over 600 times over the past 13 years in search of the remains of his beloved wife, who lost her life in the 2011 tsunami Image credits: South China Morning Post
The aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami included both a humanitarian crisis and massive economic impacts. The tsunami created over 300,000 refugees in the Tōhoku region of Japan , and resulted in shortages of food, water, shelter, medicine and fuel for survivors. 15,900 deaths have been confirmed.
In 2018, the first of six I Survived books in Spanish were released for the U.S. market: Sobreviví los Ataques de Tiburones de 1916 (I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916). In 2019, two more titles were released: "Sobreviví el Naufragio del Titanic, 1912 (I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912), and Sobreviví el Terremoto de San ...
The Miracle Pine Tree (奇跡の一本松, Kiseki no Ippon matsu) was the lone surviving tree of the Takata Pine Forest, which suffered deadly damage from the Great East Japan Earthquake tsunami in March 2011. [3] [4] It was located in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.
A monumental task is playing out along Alaska's shores as a massive cleanup effort years in the making finally gets underway. Alaska's remote beaches have long been a magnet for trash, but the ...
Lisala Folau said he was swept out to sea when the massive waves hit the small island of Atata.
After rescuing his wife and mother he continued to look for more survivors a week after the massive earthquake and tsunami hit Ishinomaki, for which he was a subject of international press attention [1] [2] [5] and was profiled at the popular website "Badass of the Week" on March 18, 2011. [6]
The killer tsunami had completely flattened the base. The water rose by 12 metres here and as most people slept, the ground was pulled away from under their feet. A hundred people died here.