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Japan marks a decade since the tsunami disaster: "An unforgettable tragedy"
More than 18,000 people were killed after a huge earthquake devastated the northeastern coast of the country, creating huge tsunami waves and leading to the nuclear leak in Fukushima.
State leaders and citizens noted the disaster at the ceremonies, while the ruined communities have yet to recover
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Thursday, March 11, 2021, 1:12 p.m.
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Japan marked today (Thursday) in a minute of silence the tenth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami disaster, in which 18,000 people were killed and which led to the nuclear disaster in Fukushima.
At 2:46 p.m., the moment Japan's northeast coast was shaken by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011, private and public ceremonies were held throughout the disaster-stricken area, with some participants holding hands in prayer.
In the capital Tokyo, the prime minister, Yoshida Soga, and the emperor, Nerohito, commemorated the victims in a ceremony at the National Theater, keeping their distance due to the corona plague.
The emperor said that the "unforgettable memory of the tragedy" continued a decade later.
"Many of the victims, despite their suffering from the immense indescribable damage, have overcome many difficulties thanks to mutual help."
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"An unforgettable memory of tragedy."
The emperor and empress at a memorial service in Tokyo, today (Photo: AP)
Soga said the challenges facing survivors are even more complicated due to the corona plague and natural disasters in the area.
Only recently has an earthquake hit the province, and it is still classified as a 2011 earthquake sub-earthquake.
However, the Japanese prime minister added that the country "has always overcome crises with courage and hope".
The events marking the tenth anniversary of the 2011 triple disaster have been reduced in scope due to the Corona epidemic.
Many citizens chose to hold small gatherings to remember their friends, colleagues and family members who perished.
"I want to tell my mother that my children, who were all close to her, are fine. I came here to thank her that our family lives safely," said Atoshi Nizuma, a resident of Iwaki, about 50 miles from the Fukushima reactor. His mother was killed in the tsunami. The mighty ones who swept the area.
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