A memorial ceremony was held in Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, where an agricultural dam broke down in the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred 11 years ago, and eight people were killed.
In Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, the Great East Japan Earthquake broke the embankment of the agricultural dam "Fujinuma Lake" and flooded downstream houses with a large amount of water and earth and sand, killing seven people and leaving one missing. I am.
A ceremony to commemorate the victims is held every March, and about 80 people including bereaved families and locals attended on the 6th.
At the beginning of the ceremony, a group of local volunteers silently prayed for a minute at the memorial monument built near the dam last year in an attempt to pass on the damage to posterity.
After that, the people who participated turned their hands to the flower stand and put their hands together.
Fumiko Soeda (85), who lost her younger brother Sanzo Ishida (68), said, "I remembered that it was a cold day like today 11 years ago. I remember my younger brother every time. I feel like it's long and short. "
Mayumi Kobari (57), who lost her mother-in-law, Toshi Konee (73), said, "The house was washed away by the earthquake. I hope that such a disaster will never happen again. I was talking.