Homemade Evacuation Shelter Saved 70 People From Tsunami
04-04-2011
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When Higashi Matsushima resident Yoshifumi Sato decided to build his own evacuation shelter 10 years ago, neighbors were skeptical. The area already had an officially designated evacuation shelter, so few people expected that anyone would every use Sato’s shelter. However, when the tsunami hit on March 11th, the official shelter was overtaken by the waves. [...]
When Higashi Matsushima resident Yoshifumi Sato decided to build his own evacuation shelter 10 years ago, neighbors were skeptical. The area already had an officially designated evacuation shelter, so few people expected that anyone would every use Sato’s shelter. However, when the tsunami hit on March 11th, the official shelter was overtaken by the waves. [...]
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