Japan Earthquake And Tsunami Anniversary: Country Remembers Tragedy One Year On -- The Telegraph
At 2.46pm, the howl of the emergency siren cut through the silence in Ofunato, plunging the remembrance service back into the horror of last year's tsunami.
This town of 40,000 on the north-east coast of Japan was the first place where the tsunami reached land, and many in the crowd visibly blanched, their eyes wet with tears, as the wail of the alarm transported them back to that day.
At least 440 people died and a quarter of the town's buildings were destroyed as the wave, funnelled into the tight V-shaped bay, rushed almost two miles inland, growing to a height of 77ft.
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My Comment: It's hard to believe that it is one year already.