Fotografije potresa v Tokiju leta 1923
By Jin on Mar 15, 2011 in Zgodovina
1. septembra 1923 je Japonsko prizadel uničujoči potres, v katerem je umrlo okoli 100000 ljudi. Potem, ko je potres povzročil hudo uničenje, so se po Tokiu razširili tudi številni požari, svoje pa je naredil tudi cunami višine do deset. Na The Atlantic imajo galerijo fotografij uničenja.
V Tokiju se je po potresu razvil tudi ognjeni vihar, ki je v petnajstih minutah do smrti zažgal 38000 ljudi.
Japonci lačni. Povejte naprej.
Japan Crisis: ‘There’s No Food, Tell People There is No Food’
Monday, 21 March 2011 10:00
‘The unshaven man in a tracksuit stops his bicycle on the roadside and glances over his shoulder to check that he is unobserved. Satisfied, he reaches quickly into the sludge-filled gutter, picks up a discarded ready-meal and stuffs it into a plastic carrier bag.
In another time, another place, Kazuhiro Takahashi could be taken for a tramp, out scavenging for food after a long night on the bottle. In fact, he is just another hungry victim of Japan’s tsunami trying to find food for his family.
“I am so ashamed,” says the 43-year-old construction worker after he realises he has been spotted. “But for three days we haven’t had enough food. I have no money because my house was washed away by the tsunami and the cash machine is not working”.’
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