Damage near Sendai airport

Three months after tsunami: what's going on near Sendai.

June 4, 2011

Recently I visited Sendai for a business trip and could see with my own eyes all damaged area near Sendai airport. Even three months after the tsunami there are still mountains of debris around there.

Only a small part of the arport is restored: one gate, temporary lavatory, small lounge with pictures of tsunami and encourage slogans attached on linen stands. Rental car companies are still out of the airport area too, but send a shuttle bus for you if you have an appointment with them. All the pictures below are taken from a window of this shuttle bus.

Damaged area near Sendai three months after tsunami.

Even reinforced constructions were deformed by the tsunami.

This was a greenhouse field.

Some houses are escaped destruction.

Dump cars and other machinery are everywhere removing the debris. However the work is still far from completion.