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worth a read ... Okushiri Journal: In Japan, a Rebuilt Island Serves as a Cautionary Tale
OKUSHIRI, Japan — On the night of July 12, 1993, the remote island of Okushiri was ripped apart by a huge earthquake and tsunami that now seem an eerie harbinger of the much larger disaster that struck northeastern Japan last March. Islanders still recall with horror how a wall of frothing black water raced out of the darkness to consume entire communities, leaving almost 200 people dead.
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OKUSHIRI, Japan — On the night of July 12, 1993, the remote island of Okushiri was ripped apart by a huge earthquake and tsunami that now seem an eerie harbinger of the much larger disaster that struck northeastern Japan last March. Islanders still recall with horror how a wall of frothing black water raced out of the darkness to consume entire communities, leaving almost 200 people dead.
Read more http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/world/asia/okushiri-japan-rebuilt-after-a-quake-is-a-cautionary-tale.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=japan%20tsunami%202012&st=cse
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