Japan has passed its one year mark of 3/11. The after effects of this disastrous tsunami are still causing many civilians major problem. The reason why so many are still suffering is because Japan’s response to the disaster has been unbearably slow. The government’s Reconstruction Agency, the agency in charge of deciding where money is spent for rebuilding towns and villages, didn’t open its doors until 11 months after the disaster! Many people have not been able to return to their villages because of the nuclear chemicals that are still in the air because of the exploded power plant. I think this is interesting because many Americans complain how slow the government was in giving aid to those harmed from hurricanes. It seems like we are leaps and bounds ahead of the response effort that happened in Japan.
http://www.economist.com/node/21549917Sarah Bilton
I am surprised that there are still people who haven't been able to return to their homes since 3/11. I wonder what they have done to provide for those citizens who still can't go home and rebuild their lives. I wonder if many won't return home and will find jobs and homes in a new area?
ReplyDeleteI agree - that's crazy how long it is taking. I would assume a tsunami of that size would do more damage than an hurricane, but I guess it all depends on magnitude. I recently watched some clip about a group of people driving a taxi cab all around the world and they commented that people in America don't realize how good we have it (referring to $10-12 gallon gasoline in other countries). I think we do have many things a lot better here.
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