Thursday, March 31, 2011
Must Read Article About Japanese Earthquake, Heroism, and Suffering - English translation in text
Original article, with photo, can be found here:
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/news/110329/lcl11032913240000-n1.htm
English Translation:
East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami:
Female Worker Gives Life Broadcasting Emergency Information Until the Last Second
- Mother of the young woman, who was making preparations for her upcoming wedding ceremony: “She gave everything for us.”-
March 29, 2011 13:19
She single-mindedly continued to broadcast evacuation information, telling people to evacuate to higher ground and escape the incoming tsunami wave that followed the massive quake that shook the town. Miki Endo (24) was the civil servant in charge of Disaster Information Broadcasting in Miyagi Prefecture’s Minami Sanriku, one of the towns devastated by the tsunami that followed the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. Her whereabouts are still unknown. “She always gave her all, in whatever she was doing. But to give her life like this...,” her mother’s voice trembles with sorrow and regret. Ms. Endo had been making preparations for her wedding ceremony this autumn.
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