Nine and a half years after the earthquake and the nuclear accident, staff silently pray at the Futaba Town Office in Fukushima September 11, 19:13
On the 11th, nine and a half years after the earthquake and the nuclear accident, staff members at the liaison office of the Futaba Town Office in Fukushima Prefecture, where evacuation orders were lifted in some areas in March, according to the time of the earthquake. Offered a silent prayer.
In Futaba Town, where the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is located, evacuation orders were lifted in some areas such as JR Futaba Station in March, and a liaison office for the town hall was set up in front of the station.
On the 11th, four staff members prayed silently at 2:46 pm when the earthquake struck.
Futaba Town still has no residents returning from their evacuation sites, but the town is proceeding with decontamination and disaster public housing development with the aim of returning residents as soon as possible.
Kyoko Abe of the Futaba Town Health and Welfare Division said, "The 11th is a special day, and by silently praying every month, it is an opportunity to remember the past and think about what we want to do in the future. We can support the townspeople. I want to do a job like that. "