Earthquake 9 years Search for missing people Iwate coastal area March 11 11:50
On the 11th, nine years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the tsunami severely damaged the coast of Iwate Prefecture on the 11th. Police and others are conducting a mass search around the coast for people whose location is unknown.
The search was conducted at five coastal locations in the prefecture, with approximately 80 police and other participants.
In Iwate prefecture, there are 417 people in Otsuchi-cho, 202 people in Rikuzentakata city, and the total number of 1112 people remains unknown.
In Yamada-cho, where 145 of these people remain unknown, about 20 police and coast guard officials participated, silenced all, and began a search on the shore.
Due to the strong wind on the 11th, the scheduled search from the sea was not carried out, and the participants scrubbed large stones and driftwood by hand, and raked pebbles and sand with a rake, to find clues of missing people. I was looking for
In January, police officer Takayuki Fujisawa (20), who was assigned to the Miyako Police Station and searched for the first time, said, "As many people as possible can do what they can while holding a feeling of condolences to the victims. I want to find clues and send them to my family. "