General view of Rikuzentakata from the roof of a destroyed civic hall building after the earthquake and...
General view of Rikuzentakata from the roof of a destroyed civic hall building after the earthquake and tsunami April 2, 2011. According to a survivor and local media, between 60 and 100 people took shelter at the civic hall building after receiving the earthquake and tsunami warning. The building was designated as an evacuation shelter in the case of tsunami. Only eleven were rescued by a Japan's Self Defense Force helicopter, one of survivors said. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (JAPAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)