One year after the Hokkaido earthquake. Staff members commemorate 37 people.
In Atsuma-cho, Hokkaido, where 37 people were killed in the Hokkaido earthquake, staff members silently sighed the victims at the time of the earthquake that was not yet tomorrow.
In Atsuma Town, 37 people were killed by observing intense shaking with a seismic intensity of 7, a massive landslide, and housing.
Before dawn on the 6th, one year after the earthquake, about 100 volunteers from the town staff gathered in front of the government office and lit 37 candles prepared at 3 am.
Then, at 3:07 am when the earthquake occurred, he silently held his victims and vowed for reconstruction as soon as possible.
The candle is set in a paper cup so that the fire does not disappear, and the staff writes a message such as `` I pray for bliss '' or `` I swear to be the foundation of reconstruction '' in the paper cup It was.
Mr. Yasunori Egawa from Atsuma Town Community Development Division, who participated, said, “The messages are different, but all employees feel the same as thinking about recovery as soon as possible. We want to work hard together.”