TRAGIC TSUNAMI STORY, JAPAN
Here is a sad account of the tragic death of a friend's family wiped out by the Japanese Tsunami. Hokkaido family killed by Japan's Earthquake & Tsunami March 24 2011, The Hokkaido Newspaper A husband and wife from Hokkaido who owned a small processed marine products business in Otsuchi-cho, Iwate prefecture, and their 2 year old son were killed by the Killer Tsunami in Japan. Their bodies were found by family members who took their bodies back to Hokkaido to be buried in the husband’s hometown in the Otofuke-cho,Tokachi area. The family held a funeral service on 23 rd March 2011. Mr. Masanao Masuda (age 38) and his son Rui-chan were found inside a car near their house located about 500 meters from the seashore while his wife Miho (age 40) was found in another location. After the 9.0 earthquake occurred at about 2:50pm on 11 th March 2011, it was reported that Mr. Masanao had telephoned his older sister, Mrs. Ayumi Orita (age 44) and told her “A big earthquake has occurre...