大きな被害を受けた いわき市 ［震災3日目］

Iwaki city suffering great damage (third day after earthquake) A video showing the situation in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, which was hit by the tsunami (March 13th) Near the coast in the southern part of Iwaki City, Obama Town, about 5km southwest of Onahama Port, on a hill adjacent to the sea, large cracks run along the asphalt road that runs beside the fields. Most of the gravestones in the nearby cemetery have fallen. (Obama-machi Dai District, Iwaki City: around 11:00 a.m.) From this hilltop, you can see the Joban Joint Thermal Power Plant's Nakoso Power Plant in the distance, and look down on the coast of the neighboring town of Iwama Town, where you can see the entire city that was devastated by the tsunami. Destroyed levees, houses reduced to rubble, the remains of the town's meeting hall swept away by the waves...Rescue operations were underway by police and firefighters while the local lifelines had not yet been restored. (A little after noon) In a different location, near Onahama Port (around 1pm), the shops and restaurants in the market look like ruins, and looking out to sea, several large ships are beached on the pier. Heading southeast from the port along Prefectural Route 156, various debris is scattered along the road, and cruisers and small fishing boats are blocking the narrow alleys of the residential area. There are also signs that large trucks have been swept away. (Onahama Shimokamishiro District: A little after 1pm) Furthermore, going in the opposite direction to the west of the port, toward Tatsumi-cho, there are many containers, cars, large trucks, and other debris left abandoned along the road, and the road in front of the Onahama Port Joint Government Building is covered in dried mud, and dust rises when vehicles pass by. When we visited the city's symbolic facility, Aquamarine Fukushima (the aquarium), we found that washed-away cars were left abandoned near the gate, and the entire area was covered in dried mud. (Before 3pm) [The reporters appearing in the video are Fukushima TV reporter Sugifune Tatsuya and announcer Sakai Yuki] Footage: Capture of the situation at Iwaki City, Fukushima prefecture suffering damage from the tsunami. (March 13th) Near the coast of southern Iwaki City, about 5km southwest from the port of Onahama in Obama Town on the plateau next to the sea, a giant crack runs through the asphalt road laid down beside the fields. In a cemetery nearby, most of the gravestones have collapsed. (Daichi Ward, Obama Town, Iwaki City at around 11am) From this plateau, looking out onto Joban Joint Power Co., Ltd.'s Nakoso Power Plant and looking down onto the coastal area of neighboring Iwama Town, one can get a full view of the devastating situation, a town in a state of destruction by the tsunami. The embankment is destroyed, houses turned into debris, remains of an assembly hall that was swept away by waves by its roots... Despite the lack of recovery in the area's vital utilities, rescue operations by police officers and firemen continued. (Past noon) Meanwhile, near Onahama port, (Around 1 p.m.) shops and restaurants at the marketplace had turned to ruins. Looking over to the sea, several large ships had run aground onto the wharf. Following prefectural road 156 from the port in a south eastern direction, various debris were scattered along the road and cruisers or small fishing boats were blocking the small alleyway of a residential area. Evidence proved that even a large truck had been swept away. (Onahamashimokajiro area, past 1 p.m.) In the other direction, to the direction of Tastumi town to the west side of the port, a number of wreckage from container vessels, cars and large trucks were left behind. Even the road in front of Onahama harbor joint government office had accumulated dry mud and a cloud of dust was raised when cars drove by. Upon visiting the city's symbolic facility "Aquamarine Fukushima" (Aquarium), washed away cars were abandoned near the gate and dry mud covered the entire zone. (Before 3 p.m.) The producers appearing in the footage are Tatsuya Sugifune and Yuki Sakai, from Fukushima Television See map http://www.fnn-news.com/311/articles/... View map http://www.fnn-news.com/en/311/articl...