Landslide caused by powerful earthquake, a car caught under

Oita Godo Newspaper (page 1, evening edition on June 14, 2008)

                According to Fire Fighting Station of Kuribara city, Miyagi prefecture, a landslide disaster which has made a car caught under at the Hanayama mountain was reported occurred on the national route no. 398. There were a man and a woman inside the car which fell down. The woman was completely rescued while the man is being rescued.  Apart from that, 3 out of 15 people who were affected by this landside are still unfound.

                Soon after, the office of residence measures announced that around 8 people were isolated in Ichinoseki city, Iwate prefecture. Moreover, approximately 100 workers and guests are currently in isolation at Sugawa hot spring in the same city. Within Kuribara city itself, a rescue is in the operation in order to reach 50 people who are being cut off.

Comment:    This morning I was sleeping happily on my bed in Beppu, did not know anything. Therefore, it really shocked me to know that during that time a big earthquake occurred in Northern Japan and triggered a landslide. A lot of people got injured and some died. I am very sorry to hear so, and hope that the situation will be better soon.

PUNTHUCHAT Siripun

Thailand

APS3, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University