Japan observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the 2011 tsunami
In Japan held ceremonies in memory of the victims of the earthquake and tsunami of 2011. At the ceremony in Tokyo was attended by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prince Akishino.
Exactly at 14:46 was declared a moment of silence — it was at this time six years ago, the Japanese coast has been the most powerful in the history of the country earthquake with magnitude of 9.0.
As noted in his speech, Shinzo Abe, the reconstruction of infrastructure destroyed in the emergency, is nearly completed, and the mode of evacuation in Fukushima Prefecture gradually abolished.
We thank all countries who helped after the disaster. We would like to use my experience experienced the lessons in order to contribute to the prevention of damage from natural, bestfriends Abaranger Prime Minister of Japan
In March 2011, after the earthquake in the North-East of Japan hit by a giant tsunami, whose height reached 15 metres. As a result of the tragedy killed or went missing about 18 thousand people.
The tsunami flooded the supply system of nuclear power plant “Fukushima-1”, causing the stopped operation of the cooling systems of reactors. The accident at the station was considered the largest after the Chernobyl accident.
In the year 2011-2015, the authorities spent about $ 220 billion for reconstruction in the period from 2016 to 2020 it is planned to spend another 55 billion dollars.