Prefecture handed over ownership of ruins symbolic of 2011 tsunami

Prefecture handed over ownership of ruins symbolic of 2011 tsunami

Photo taken Dec. 22, 2015 from a drone shows the steel frames of Minamisanriku town's disaster prevention office building, devastated by the 2011 tsunami, in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Miyagi. The same day, the town, which previously decided to dismantle the frames, transferred their ownership to the prefecture until March 10, 2031, 20 years after the disaster, during which time the town will study whether to preserve or disassemble the frames. Family members who lost their loved ones there have sought their destruction while others have argued for their preservation as a symbol of the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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