The back page of the daily Asahi Shimbun newspaper has been devoted to messages from individual victims. The people are identified by name, prefecture (county) in which they live, and where they are staying now. Some are in shelters in the prefecture in which they live, others are in different prefectures. Others have chosen to relocate outside the area.
People within a certain distance of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant who have small children have been recommended to leave the area. The cities in the Kansai area, Osaka, Kyoto, etc. have seen great influxes of people. Even Fukuoka, on Kyushu island, is a relocation destination. Hotels are full; people are now renting apartments.
The Tohoku area is a rice producing region. That, and spinach and carrots, and the potatoes that were to be planted, are lost this year. The survivors lost their loved ones, their homes, and their work.
Next time we'll read messages from some of them in the "What I Want to Say" column.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment