Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Sleeping in a ghost town


Early morning, long day. Left Tokyo and arrived in Ishinomaki by 3:00 PM. Delivered a large van full of food and hardware. People here need things such as sand bags, masks, hoses, crow bars, ropes, etc... We fulfilled a large portion of these requirements. Afterwards we went to explore the debris fields along the coastline. Tomorrow morning we are signed up for clean up crews. Teams work with locals to clean up houses and businesses. Tonight I am sleeping in Ishinimaki just a few hundred feet from tsunami ruined buildings. It is literally a ghost town. Post apocalyptic as empty dark streets are littered with wreckage, boats, ships, and completely abandoned homes/stores. The howling winds hiss with the clanging of steel. It's eerie. Walking past darkened store fronts with opened doorways and windows I often got surprised by the flapping sounds of tarps, cloths, and plastic bags. It's dark out, it's really dark here. We are very close to the sea.

1 comment:

  1. Horrible. Beautiful. I can see it.

    Thank you for helping the people. It shows your great heart, and eases my mind.

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