Students, educators stress importance of preparedness for tsunami

Students, educators stress importance of preparedness for tsunami

Junior high school students who survived the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the northeastern city of Kamaishi join an event in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2016, the U.N.-designated World Tsunami Awareness Day, to introduce their efforts to learn about how to evacuate when a major tsunami strikes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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