Actually, ten months ago precisely tomorrow.
Six months? It's been six months already? Doesn't seem possible. But very encouraging to see how much clean up has been done in that time. I've always heard how quickly Japan rebuilt after WWII, but didn't really understand. Now I do. Amazing.BreIn a message dated 10/5/2011 9:53:07 A.M. Central Daylight Time, linkerns@gmail.com writes:
September 13, 2011
Japan marks 6 months since earthquake, tsunamiTOKYO (AP) -- Last Sunday was the six-month anniversary of the day the massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan's northeast coast.
Some 20,000 people are dead or missing. More than 800,000 homes were completely or partially destroyed. The disaster crippled businesses, roads and infrastructure. The Japanese Red Cross Society estimates that 400,000 people were displaced.
Half a year later, there are physical signs of progress.
Much of the debris has been cleared away or at least organized into big piles. In the port city of Kesennuma, many of the boats carried inland by the tsunami have been removed. Most evacuees have moved out of high school gyms and into temporary shelters or apartments.
Last week the Kyodo News agency distributed an amazing group of combination photographs showing three scenes. The first scene is right after the earthquake and tsunami hit, then three months later and finally, how the scene looks now. (44 images)
Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/photos/2011/09/japan-marks-6-months-since-ear.html#ixzz1Zv3DsZGs
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