Visit to Rikuzentakata (part 2), on 23.05.11 (Monday)

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Visit to Rikuzentakata (part 1), on 21.05.11 (Saturday)
route: Kitakami --> Rikuzentakata along the B343
( in Ohshu we were diverted through Mizusawa due to a broken bridge along the selected route)

***  Volunteer center of Rikuzentakata  ***

address: http://rikutaka.ti-da.net/
・There is a parking lot.
･There are accommodations.
･Request for the removal of debris from personal residences, fields, and rice fields
･Lending of tools
- There are limited public transportation resources, such as buses; therefore it is best to come by car.

Volunteer center of Rikuzentakata

* * *Debris removal – volunteering in an apple field * * *
About ten people helped in the debris removal in an apple field in Yonesaki-cho.
･A huge mixture of debris lies scattered around, including boats, cars, etc.

Earlier, there had been many apple trees there.

Elimination of debris

* * *Talking to people who own the apple field* * *
・The proprietress's house was flooded by the tsunami.
・The owner is hopeful that the apple field will open again soon.
・The power supply there is produced by solar energy.
・Well water is the primary resource of water.
・Food is delivered by the self defense force. Therefore, there is not any problem with food at the moment. However some people who live in the same district still have problems with the food-supply.
※The proprietress said goodbye to us: We will rebuild the city again in a few years!

Translated by Akiko Tada  ／Robert Staehlin  ／ Yuko Sakajiri