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Joban Highway in Soma city, Fukushima prefecture, where dirt and sand on the slope of the road collapsed and blocked the road = All from the “Ozuru” head office helicopter on the 14th (photo by Toshiki Kumasaki)
On the 14th, one night after the earthquake on the night of the 13th, when tremors with a seismic intensity greater than 6 were observed in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, helicopters were used to cover the areas where the tremors were large. Above the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Okuma City, Fukushima Prefecture, Futaba City), the exposed reactor building of Unit 1 was the first to be seen. The working cranes lined up around the building were largely overshadowed by the rising sun.
TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Dawn During the Night of a Strong Earthquake
No major damage to private homes was found from the sky, but the slope of Joban Highway collapsed significantly and flowing dirt and sand covered the upper and lower lines. 3 km from the Soma Interchange (Soma City, the same prefecture) in the direction of Sendai. The dump trucks lined up and five bulldozers were picking up dirt and sand. You can see that the restoration work is progressing at a rapid pace.
Joban Highway in Soma city, Fukushima prefecture, which blocked the road due to landslides of dirt and sand on the slope next to the road
There was a landslide near the Matsukawaura fishing port in Obama, the city, and rocks larger than passenger cars rolled to block the road with one lane on each side. A black passenger car, believed to have been damaged, stopped nearby, damaging the front end and bursting a passenger airbag.
In Nihonmatsu city (seismic intensity 5+) in the same prefecture, which is about 50 km inland from Soma city, a large-scale landslide occurred at the site of the “Ebisu Circuit” circuit. Crumbling earth and sand flowed into the course from the slopes of the hill, and the trees that had been felled were lying casually. We also got to see the building crushed by dirt and sand.
“Circuit Ebisu” where the cliff collapsed next to the field
In Kunimi-cho, the same inland prefecture where a seismic intensity of higher 6 was observed, cars crossed the main road around 9 am, and it seemed like the usual scene was spreading. There is no sign of the tile roof falling or the tombstones falling. Perhaps they were preparing for the aftershocks, the figures of people walking were scarce. (Kenta Kato)
