Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Search begins for children missing in tsunami
Search begins for children missing in tsunami
A search for missing victims of last year's devastating tsunami has begun on a river in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, by draining part of the stream.
The search near Okawa elementary school came for the first time since the March disaster, at the strong request of the parents of children whose whereabouts are still unknown.
On Tuesday, machines that can float and work in water entered the drained river near the school and removed debris from the riverbed.
The river had been dammed 1.3 kilometers upstream and the water inside pumped out before the work.
70 of 108 pupils at the school were killed in the disaster, with 4 still listed as missing.
The search for the 4 children and more than 40 other missing people will run about 10 days.
Many of the young victims were evacuating the school ground when the tsunami hit on March 11th last year.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 14:03 +0900 (JST)
Please read complete article at link below:
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120214_23.html
KawamotoDragon.com
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