Today, we honoured the anniversary of March 11 with fresh feelings.
Thanks to your generous aid, the circle of friends and supporters has widened daily, and Jonet and the people in the disaster areas have been strengthened by your kind support.
That we have been able to extract ourselves from a situation that seemed hopeless, is entirely due to the strong support you have lend us.
We would like to use this occasion to thank you all from our hearts. Thank you very much!
Immediately after the earthquake and tsunami in the heavily hit disaster areas, it was as if we had received electric shocks. The stench was indescribable, the air filled with dust, and one's feet were getting stuck in the sludge unable to move. To walk even a small distance took considerable time and effort, leaving one exhausted. Our surroundings had turned into a single-colour grey world.
Over the last days, we have been continuously contacted by the media who want to report on the recovery of our towns one year on. But from our perspective, hardly any people in the disaster areas are on the road to recovery.
The debris may have been cleared away; traffic lights and telephone cables may have been renewed, and the roads may have been restored. However, one does not catch sight of the people of the towns. This might be because one now uses the car when moving from door to door, but life is nowhere to be seen, so to speak. This is the most worrying phenomenon.
Miyagi Jonet endeavors to set up with its salons a point of contact and interaction with the people in the disaster areas, and, going back to basics, to continue its various support activities and efforts. We kindly ask you to continue providing us with your support.
The Jonet House (trailer) in front of the ruins of
Minamisanriku's Disaster Prevention Office
The foundations were swept away.
This seems to be a new building method for foundations.
A sign in the new Sansan Shopping District explaining the escape routes.
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