A ceremony was held in Marumori, Miyagi Prefecture, on Saturday to recollect victims of flooding and mudslides attributable to heavy rain from Hurricane Hagibis 5 years in the past.
“We nonetheless have vivid reminiscences even now, 5 years later,” Kunio Hoshina, the mayor of Marumori, the place 11 folks died within the catastrophe, mentioned in a speech on the ceremony that was attended by about 60 folks, together with 4 bereaved relations.
He added, “We’ll proceed to maneuver ahead with the intention of making a city the place folks can stay safely and securely.”
Tatsuo Yamaki, 63, who misplaced his mom within the catastrophe, mentioned after the ceremony, “Once I see individuals who appear like my mom within the city, I really feel remorse.”
“I am unhappy that individuals have died in different disasters as properly. We should evacuate swiftly throughout a catastrophe,” he mentioned.
A minimum of 90 folks had been killed in heavy rain throughout the nation after Hurricane Hagibis made landfall within the Izu Peninsula on the evening of Oct. 12, 2019, and moved throughout jap and northeastern Japan.
