NHK Documentaries

Fukushima: A Town Torn Apart (2013x3)

Ausstrahlung: Feb 17, 2013

Voices from 3.11: A Town Torn Apart; Namie, Fukushima Prefecture Namie, in Fukushima Prefecture, was hit by a tsunami after the Great East Japan Earthquake. A day later, people within a 10-kilometer radius of the local nuclear power plant had to evacuate before they could search for lost family members. It was more than a month before the search began. Survivors couldn't identify bodies that had been lying outside for so long. They're wracked with guilt for being unable to perform proper burial rites. This program highlights their heart-wrenching experience.