Tragedy of Ohkawa Elementary School

Kitakami-gawa (Kitakami river) is the biggest river in Tohoku area in Japan.
It's long about 250 km.

Here is the firth of Kitakami-gawa.
Very beutiful place.

Here is about 3 km above the firth.
Strictly speaking, this is the artificial river to avoid the flood.
It was made about 100 years ago.
(Original Kitakami-gawa run to Ishinomaki, southern place from here.)

A long bridge was across Kitakami-gawa, near the place of above picture.

On the far side of this river, there is Ohkawa Elementary School.
Ohkawa Elementary School was 2nd floor building.

108 pupils went to this elementary school, and 13 teachers worked.
After Tsunamis hit, only 34 pupils and 3 teachers can survive.

When Tsunamis hit, they took roll-call for checking the safe of pupils on the school yard.
They all were engulfed by Tsunamis.

Because it is 3km apart from the sea, they never think Tsunamis hit them.


I'm afraid survived pupils and teachers have severe trauma.

I really hope they revive for their late friends.