It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake struck in 11 days.
The number of dead and missing persons confirmed so far is 18,425, and the number of "earthquake-related deaths" that have died in evacuation life is more than 3,700. There are 22,200 people.
“I want to give clues to the family waiting for the missing person”
“I want to leave a living testimony”
Search for the missing person and pray for the person who has died.
Various activities were carried out in the disaster area on the 10th.
According to the National Police Agency, the number of people who died is
▽ 9544 in Miyagi,
▽ 4675 in Iwate
,
▽
1614 in Fukushima
,
▽
24 in Ibaraki
,
▽
21 in Chiba,
▽ 7 in Tokyo. There
are a total of
15,900
people,
▽
4 people each in Kanagawa and Tochigi prefectures,
▽ 3 people in Aomori prefecture,
▽ 2 people in Yamagata prefecture,
▽ 1 person each in Hokkaido and Gunma prefecture
.
99% of those who died have been identified, but 54 are still unknown.
The number of missing persons is
1214 in Miyagi prefecture,
1111 in Iwate prefecture
, 196 in Fukushima
prefecture, 2 in Chiba prefecture,
and 1 in Aomori and Ibaraki prefectures, for a
total of 2525 people. It has become.
On the other hand, according to the Reconstruction Agency and local governments, the so-called "earthquake-related deaths" that died due to poor physical condition due to evacuation life
were 2320 in Fukushima
prefecture, 929 in Miyagi prefecture, and
Iwate prefecture by
9th of this month.
470 people,
▽ 42 people in Ibaraki prefecture,
▽ 4 people in Chiba prefecture,
▽ 3 people each in Kanagawa prefecture and Nagano prefecture,
▽ 2 people in Yamagata prefecture,
▽ 1 person each in Tokyo and Saitama prefecture,
at least in total There are 3775 people.
In Fukushima and Ibaraki prefectures, the number of people who died in "earthquake-related deaths" exceeds the number of people who died directly due to the tsunami and other earthquakes.
At least 22,200 people have died or are missing due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, including "earthquake-related deaths."
Search for missing person <Miyagi Natori>
In the coastal area of Miyagi prefecture, where the number of missing persons is the highest in Japan, a mass search was conducted to search for clues.
In Miyagi Prefecture, on the 10th, more than 200 people from all police stations in the prefecture went out to search the coastal area, and in Natori City, where 38 of them are missing, police officers in an irrigation canal about 2 km away from the coast. The officials gathered.
Police officers entered the irrigation canal, scooped the mud that had accumulated on the bottom with a shovel, etc., and squeezed it by hand to search for clues.
The search at this place has been done since immediately after the earthquake.
Akitake Meguro, Chief of Security at the Iwanuma Police Station, who directed the search, said, "I tried to respond to my family's desire to find any clues. I would like to continue working in cooperation with local governments. "
Search for missing persons <Iwate Kamaishi>
In Iwate Prefecture, a search activity was conducted on the coast of Kamaishi City.
At the Nebama Beach in Kamaishi City, the police, fire department, and maritime security department conducted a search activity from 10 am, and after learning about the activities of police officers immediately after the earthquake, Fuji University 1 in Hanamaki City offered to participate. Ms. Hyakutomo Ishikawa (19), a grader, also joined.
In Kamaishi City, 152 people were missing due to the earthquake 10 years ago, and police officers and others dug up the sand after silently heading to the sea, looking for clues to the missing people.
At sea, patrol boats and divers from the Japan Coast Guard also searched.
Daisuke Enoki, a mobile rescuer at the 2nd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, said, "I was searching for a dive in the sea of Kamaishi even at the time of the earthquake. The environment has changed significantly in 10 years, but even a little clue to the waiting family. I want to deliver it. "
Ms. Hyakuto Ishikawa
"I learned about the police officers at the time of the earthquake in class and decided to participate. Even if I actually examined the beach, I couldn't find any clues, but by participating in the activities, I was able to get a feel for the earthquake. I want to prevent the weathering of my memory as much as possible. "
"Going Going Gone" Requiem for the members of the line of duty fire brigade <Iwate Rikuzentakata>
In Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, a memorial to the requiem of a fire brigade member who had died was completed.
At the time of the earthquake, 11 of the 20 members of the "Rikuzentakata City Fire Brigade Takata Branch Part 1" in Iwate Prefecture, who are believed to have headed for evacuation guidance for residents, died.
On the 10th, about 20 people including the bereaved family gathered at the requiem monument built near the site of the fire brigade and the memorial service was held.
While the half-bells were ringing for the number of 11 people who died, the attendees offered a silent greeting, and Mitsuya Niinuma, the founder's representative who erected a requiem monument at the OB of the fire brigade, said, ", And everyone burned incense.
The requiem monument was erected by the OB of the fire brigade and others as the founders in order to leave a living proof of the members.
Instead of engraving the name in consideration of the bereaved family, it is engraved as "Dedicated to 11 members who did not return after encountering the big tsunami."
Junichi Kikuchi, who lost his eldest son, Yuki, who was 25 years old at the time, said, "Every time the half bell rings, I think of the faces of each member. I hope this place will become a place of prayer for the citizens." It was.
In addition, Mr. Shinuma, who built the requiem monument, said, "I want to convey the horror of the tsunami to the next generation through the requiem monument."
According to Rikuzentakata City, 51 fire brigade members were killed in the earthquake, and 34 of them were certified as public affairs disasters.