The town that drowned: Fresh pictures from the port where 10,000 people are missing after it was swept away by the megaquake

DailyMail.Co.UK

March 13, 2011

Just 48 hours ago, it was a picturesque fishing town where tourists flocked to enjoy the coastal air and natural hot springs. But this horrifying picture shows all that remains of Minami Sanriku after it was destroyed by the tsunami that has wreaked devastation across Japan.

Last night, the official death toll from Friday’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tidal wave stood at 1,700 people – although it is feared the final total could rise sharply once a full picture of the catastrophe emerges. 


In Minami Sanriku alone, 10,000 people could have died – more than half of the city’s population.

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