AdvertisementJapan fell silent today to mark 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory: the powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and Fukushima nuclear meltdown that traumatised a nation. Around 18,500 people were killed or left missing in the disaster, most of them claimed by the towering waves triggered by one of the strongest quakes ever recorded. A decade on, the disaster has shaped Japan's preparations for natural disasters, with many towns along the coast building new or higher sea walls. Nayuta Ganbe in Miyagi's Sendai city speaks often at events about disaster prevention, sharing his experience of the tsunami, but he usually marks the anniversary privately. 'Together with my wife, I will silently think back over the days of the disaster and offer a prayer.'

Source: Daily Mail March 11, 2021 07:48 UTC